PlayStation Home Getting Complete Redesign, Transforming into Social Games Platform
Sony is looking to make Home itself more like a game with all sorts of quests and activities.
Virtual worlds
WoW Still Rules The PC Roost, Second Life Out Of The Top 10
Poor Second Life just doesn’t have the same magic it used to.
SEE Virtual Worlds Acquires Planet Calypso From Mindark for $6 Million
The company behind the upcoming Planet Michael game have acquired a new studio and a game world. We speak with Marco Behrmann, MD of SEE Digital Studios.
Habbo Hotel Sold Over $6 Million In Virtual Goods In December
Even after 10 years, Habbo Hotel is continuing to see growth.
Moshi Monsters Forecasting $100 Million in Sales
Mind Candy shows big gains for the popular online game and has signed new licensing deals for merchandise.
Universal Monsters Inhabit The Next Virtual World From SEE
Following Planet Michael, SEE’s next Entropia Universe planet will be based on Universal’s iconic monsters and Van Helsing.
Linden Lab Founder Steps Down As Interim CEO
The company behind virtual world Second Life continues to go through management changes as it fights to stay relevant.
Second Life Developer Could Be Purchased by Microsoft - Report
Microsoft is looking to purchase Linden Labs, who is “entertaining offers,” according to an inside source.
Research Finds Link Between Immersion and the Purchase of Virtual Items
Florida State University teams with First Planet to determine users’ virtual buying habits.
Second Life Maker Linden Lab Cutting 30% of Staff
A "strategic restructuring" will make the virtual worlds company more efficient.