Google To Enter Virtual World Market?

There is a buzz spreading across the internet that search giant Google is testing a virtual world, known as My World, for release later this year. The rumours are based upon a questionnaire received by Arizona State University students on Monday, leading many to conclude that ASU will be testing the 3D social network.

Commiserations Akimura

An American friend of mine, who I know through playing EVE Online, had his 18th birthday yesterday. How lucky is he to have his 18th on the same day as Halo 3 is released? He recieved his Legendary Edition (again, lucky bugger) of the game and was quite happily playing through it when, guess what, [...]

This Years Bafta Nominations Announced

Though technically they should be called the BAFVGA’s, the BAFTA Video Games awards are the antithesis of the Golden Joysticks, in that they are picked by experts and not voted for by the public. Wii Sports looks to be the judges favourite this year bagging 7 nominations. hit the jump for the full list.

Pollen Sonata Buried, Possibly Forever

In a statement on the Pollen Sonata website, the game’s lead programmer has said that he is leaving the project, apparently miffed that he’s been left doing all the work. This is a tragic day for those who love innovation and originality in games, Pollen Sonata was probably the game that I was most looking [...]

Its Halo 3 Day, But Not For Me

Yes, America has gone nuts for Halo 3, the hype has built to fever pitch but for some reason it doesn’t seem to be stopping.
Maybe its due to the fact that there are some of us in the rest of the world who aren’t getting the game till tomorrow. I’ve had the law laid down [...]

BGB Takes Issue With BBC

I’m not the only one who takes issue with the way the BBC covers videogames, Johnathan Cresswell over at the Britsh Gaming Blog feels the same way I do it seems. This extended, and well argued, piece relates to an episode of the Beeb’s One Show which went out last week, and while he claims [...]

Name the Time, Name The MetaPlace

Raph Koster, formerly of Sony Online Entertainment and now working for Areae, has announced his new project at last weeks Techcruch40 conference. MetaPlace is being touted as a ‘Virtual World Toolkit’, using open standards to bring virtual worlds to the web.

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