The Most Popular Online Games In France
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It doesn’t matter whether you love playing online multiplayer shooters with your friends via PlayStation 3 or raiding some dungeons with your guildies in World of Warcraft. The French are completely hardcore when it comes to video games. Aside from having French gaming companies like Ubisoft who created critically acclaimed games such as Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed, and a wide range of Tom Clancy games. The french also game a huge amount online, in MMO’s or MOBA type games. They love camaraderie that comes from playing games, that’s why they would rather spend hours online than not online. Check out some of the awesome online games that are very popular in france:
World of Warcraft
Who doesn’t love World of Warcraft? It is probably one of the most successful games of all time, with 10 million active users worldwide. Aside from a compelling mythology, a larger-than-life map, and flexible gaming options, WoW add-ons allow players to explore more territories. Mists of Pandaria, the newest installment to the world’s most-subscribed MMORPG, takes the players to a new continent called Pandaria, a land inhabited by anthropomorphic pandas called the pandaren. Aside from the new maps, races, and classes, the level cap for all the players has been raised from 85 to 90, and pets can now be dueled against each other. In addition, Mists of Pandaria added new nine new dungeons, three raids, and two battlegrounds.
PartyPoker
Despite being not your typical online game with swords and magic, Partypoker.fr contains all the necessary elements of online games. Admit it: the French are pretty big when it comes to poker. This is the reason why France is one of the poker hubs in Europe. Aside from producing a large roster of pro poker players like David Benyamine, Bertrand Grospellier, and a whole lot more, Paris has a large concentration of poker houses and casinos. The biggest and most celebrated poker house in the fabulous city of lights is Aviation Club de France. Aside from the Aviation, there are smaller yet ever jam-packed poker houses scattered throughout the city. However, because the French are busy most of the time, they can no longer find time and play poker. This is where PartyPoker comes in: it provides high-octane poker action without leaving their houses. Aside from millions of players worldwide, there are also different poker variants and huge signup bonuses for new players.
Dofus
Ankama Games, a video game company in France, wagered with this game and succeeded, which spawned other games, namely Dofus Arena and Wakfu. Using turn-based strategy as the combat mechanics combined with RPG elements, Dofus went beyond the French borders and got translated in different languages.
League of Legends
League of legends is one of the most popular games anywhere, especially france. The simple yet advanced aspects of the game make it easy to pick up and play and also extremely challenging. The game itself is free and worth while checking out, they earn their money through cosmetic items and small boosts.
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