Blizzard has announced that their new forums for Starcraft and Cataclysm are going to force users to use their real names instead of a screen name. This article (written by PC Gamer) states that they are attempting to move to a social network type of model, and that it's going to be a disaster.
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“It’s important to us to create a new and different kind of online gaming environment – one that’s highly social, and which provides an ideal place for gamers to form long-lasting, meaningful relationships. All of our design decisions surrounding Real ID – including these forum changes – have been made with this goal in mind.”
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http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/07/07/wh...-an-epic-fail/
Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable posting something on a massive forum like that using my real name. Isn't the point of games to temporarily remove yourself from "real life"?
Seems like a pretty huge risk to take, although I guess people will just move to fan sites instead.