kahootbird Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I've noticed a lot of multiplayer games tend to end the domain name with ".io" I'm curious if this is a coincidence or if there is some reasoning behind it. For example - agar.io, slither.io, starve.io, slither even lists the google play game as "slither.io" and reddit has a listing for .io games https://www.reddit.com/r/IoGames/ Is there reasoning behind having a .io ending as opposed to a .com ending or is it coincidence? Just wondering if there is a reason for that trend. If you make a multiplayer game, should you also end with .io? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunBunBun Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 The simple reason is: big chance to register a cool domain name. And it all started with agar.io of course, just trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattstyles Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 io just became a geek thing a few years ago (input/output), they're pretty expensive, I even heard that its the Indian Ocean territories main export (although find that hard to believe!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pryme8 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Ive always associate io with "intensive operation", input/output works too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonylyner Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 1. Cheap. 2. Take advantage of the current hot .io trends. Because if you compare the popularity between web games and io games, you will notice that io games has been rising drastically. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=web games,io games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goblet Ed Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Hasn't '.io' just become synonymous with 'multiplayer browser game' when we look at it through the lens of browser games? It feels like it has become some kind of classifying word for multiplayer browser games. I know the extension is used for services/websites other than games too. If a player is looking for a multiplayer experience they're going to be checking out games that have a domain that ends with '.io'. You have game portals that specialize in .io games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazkeer Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 .IO stands for input/output that is why they initially put that into their game's website because it was just a game with input and output but now the truth is that it just became a trend because of popular games like agar.io and it just looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caymanbruce Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 On 11/05/2017 at 10:46 AM, leonylyner said: 1. Cheap. 2. Take advantage of the current hot .io trends. Because if you compare the popularity between web games and io games, you will notice that io games has been rising drastically. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=web games,io games IMO .io domains are not cheap. Many of them are more expensive than their .com companions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonylyner Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Now it's not cheap anymore, but it was cheap. Take note of the comment post date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattstyles Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 It wasn't cheap May 11th either They've always been expensive. This explains a little https://gigaom.com/2014/06/30/the-dark-side-of-io-how-the-u-k-is-making-web-domain-profits-from-a-shady-cold-war-land-deal/, its from 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisMoye Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 io just became a geek thing a few years ago, they're pretty expensive. But now it is quite cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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