How has the internet changed video games

• more fun to play with people you know, and the internet makes that far easier.-It removes the barriers of you and your friends having to be in the same place on the same network – hugely reducing the hassle of playing together.
• increases the number of friends they can play with on a regular basis, with location no longer an issue.
• Developers can provide extra content to enhance the game.
• Can choose what content you have on the game.
• Developers can fix bugs easily without having to send out a whole new update manually.
• without the internet, games like Minecraft wouldn’t even be on the map
• In many cases, there is a plethora of information available about a title even before it is out. Take Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an example: before its release you could find out every character, stage and item. On top of that, every gamer has a dozen different reviews for a game at his or her disposal at the click of a button. Long gone are the days when you need to buy a gaming magazine to find out about upcoming games, or just guess as to whether or not a game will be good. Nor do we need to ring a premium rate number or buy a guide to complete a game, with online walkthroughs available for almost every game.
• Global leaderboards and rankings, and the possibilities of game-streaming services such as OnLive.