18. The non-transitory tangible storage medium of claim 12 , further comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to encourage the players of the online game community to organize and host the real-world gathering by providing additional perks or points based on a number of people who participate in the real-world gathering.
12. A non-transitory tangible storage medium storing a computer program for coordinating real-world gathering to promote an event associated with a community of an online game, the computer program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to: encourage players of the online game community to participate in a real-world gathering by providing incentives for participants at the real-world gathering, wherein the real-world gathering is an event separate from the online game to expand the online game community; promote familiarity among the participants by providing and introducing online game community titles of the participants at the real-world gathering through a mobile device used by each participant; provide online benefits and rewards to the participants for participating in the real-world gathering; enable online participants of the real-world gathering to track the real-world gathering on a map; and enable the online participants to communicate with the participants at the real-world gathering, wherein the communication between the online participant and the participants at the real-world gathering includes sending messages and tips.