THE HIVE - Gaming Client: Inspired by Mplayer

Every game needs a community to be successful, right? We at Hive Gaming believe in building community strength by bringing everyone together. Not just with our forums, tournaments, or news postings but also with a unique client application, The Hive.

The Hive was designed and created with the plan to bring gamers together through actual chat software that would double as a game launching platform. The Hive will have a wide array of features including: chat, instant messaging, streaming news, virtual lobbies with the option for private user rooms, voice, and video support for starters! We plan to implement a whiteboard type feature into private rooms so that clans or people may chat and have a chance to illustrate their ideas or strategies. Ideally we would like to make a home for a game's community. Let's face it, forums are great but threads and waiting for replies are boring! With The Hive you can jump right online and start chatting, instant messaging and playing in just a few seconds. You can start with the integrated browser, allowing clans and websites to host rooms and link directly to their website.

Are you a competitive gamer? Do you like playing in tournaments? How does the ability to log onto our software, sign up to a tournament and speak with your opponents directly, and then creating a room and launching the game to play together sound? We aim to provide easy to use controls, customizable avatars, and personal icons. We have a full Instant Message environment built into our client, with file transfer and all! What if you won a tournament in your favorite game, how would the community see you? How about your friends? Well with the Hive you will stand above the rest!