USA Today has an interesting story on the proliferation of games such as Everquest and the rush of Game Makers to find the next big online game. Here is an excerpt: To makers of electronic games, Vic Raolji, a Web programmer in Wilmington, Del., is a cash cow. Raolji — friends call him a hardcore player; he says he's just avid — spends $10 a month for access to an online world called EverQuest. He's rarely there, but he's got buddies who are addicted to the game, which is always open and lets players log on as virtual warriors who fight pixelated monsters. Now the rest of the industry wants its $10 a month, too, scrambling to create new games that it hopes will addict not just the hardcore, but the casual player. Get the full story at this link.