Verizon launches PlayLinc in-game messaging to compete with Xfire. verizon launches playlinc in game messaging. Participating games (PlayLinc is featuring America’s Army, which is a US Army recruiting tool) will enable PlayLinc to bring up in-game consoles that let gamers contact one another by keyboard or voice, and even hunt for appropriate hosting sites. Along the way, PlayLinc leaves open just enough of a channel for advertising partners to get a word in edge-wise. As a fully ad-supported service, both the PlayLinc subscriber and service will be free to subscribers....