Communication across multiple game applications

A method for communication across multiple game applications, the method comprising:

• maintaining information at a universe management server, the information concerning a first client device and a second client device, the first client device interacting with a first game application hosted by a first application game server and the second client device interacting with a second game application hosted by a second application game server, wherein the first game application and the second game application are different game applications, the maintained information including game application interaction information between the first client device and the second client device;
• receiving a user communication at a universe management server, the user communication from a first user of the first client device via the first application server or from a second user of the second client device via the second application server;
• and
• facilitating real-time user communication between the first user and the second user, the facilitation of real-time user communication including the use of the game application interaction information maintained at the universe management server.

A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to form a method for communication across multiple game applications, the method comprising:

• maintaining information concerning a first client device and a second client device, the first client device interacting with a first game application hosted by a first application game server and the second client device interacting with a second game application hosted by a second application game server, wherein the first game application and the second game application are different game applications, the maintained information including game application interaction information between the first client device and the second client device;
• receiving a user communication, the user communication from a first user of the first client device via the first application server or from a second user of the second client device via the second application server;
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• facilitating real-time user communication between the first user and the second user, the facilitation of real-time user communication including the use of the maintained game application interaction information.