Online gaming is generally referred to as a technology, rather than some people calling it a genre. These games are usually played over a network that is formed with the use of computers, today these online games are mostly played over the Internet. Previously most of the online games played were single player games but now multiplayer games are also available.
In the early 1990s, most games gradually moved from LANs to the Internet using various protocols such as TCP/IP. Doom was the one that generalized, most popularized, the main conception behind the dead match. It is a form of the game in which many players conflict with each other; it was one of the newest forms at that time.
Age of Empires is a form of strategy and it was difficult to play these types of games using modems or LANs. But with the rapid evolution of the Internet, it became easy to play these multiplayer games by funneling the protocols over the Internet, which is necessary for the game to work. With the evolution of such entertainment, it became possible to create various game corners where players can easily come and have their conversations about the game.
With the expansion in this field, as well as the technology of consoles, the controls of these types of games changed a bit towards the use of various consoles that are available in the market today. These consoles work similarly to computers and can also be used simultaneously by players.
Various games, which can be easily played by using consoles, have a single server and players share only one server at a time to play games. Everything that is happening now in the field of online gaming is due only to the development of the Internet and its easy availability.