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No longer a lone-ranger affair

Visitors try out games at the stand at the 2014 Gamescom gaming trade fair on August 14, 2014, in Cologne, Germany. [Courtesy, Getty]

More often than not, people think that gaming is a solitary hobby. For decades, video games have always been an experience solely for the gamer playing his copy of the game; except when people join up for a round of multiplayer.

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