    5 game franchises that deserve the MMO treatment
[Continued] Page 6  1) Grand Theft Auto   C'mon now, you must've
known this was coming. Rockstar Games basically invented the
"sandbox" style of video games with their classic series of
crime thrillers, but the one aspect that's always been missing
is a Liberty City teeming with actual players.  The formula
seems so simple to me. Players start off running petty missions
for local thugs, before eventually earning a spot in one of the
game's many crime syndicates, all entirely run by fellow
players.  Maybe you'll be able to prove yourself as the best
wheelman in town, a skilled assassin, or even a business genius
who knows the right way to unload some illicit cargo. The only
barrier to success is your own criminal cunning. Make the right
friends and you could earn yourself a major role in the
operations, or even become head of the family. Screw up enough
missions, or make the wrong enemies, and you may find a player
has put a hit out on your head.  Honestly