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The forgotten fad of virtual reality gaming may be set for a surprise revival, with Sony confirming to Develop that it is experimenting on the technology within its studios. Mick Hocking, senior director at Sony Worldwide Studios, said that a prototype device used to test virtual reality also displays high-end …
Read More »GAME unveils PS Home Moonbase
UK High Street chain will this Thursday (March 18th) become the first retailer to launch an online presence in Sony’s PlayStation Home, MCV can reveal. The GAME Moonbase is designed to allow users to hang out, socialise and learn about forthcoming releases and activities across all PlayStation platforms”. The ground …
Read More »GDC: Habbo Hotel talks better virtual worlds
Social gaming portals are too 'obsessed' with real time, says Sulake's lead designer
Read More »Tesco unveils digital movie drive
It already boasts a popular and competitive MP3 marketplace and now leading national supermarket Tesco has taken a huge stride into the digital video space with the announcement of its new Virtual DVD offering. Using Microsoft’s Silverlight – an ambitious rival to Adobe’s Flash technology – the products will offer …
Read More »Moonwalker heading to Wii?
The late Michael Jackson could be making a return to consoles sooner than expected with reports that 16bit Mega Drive release Moonwalker is being prepped for an appearance on Nintendo’s Virtual Console. The news comes from European regulator PEGI, as spotted by Videogamer, which lists the title for the Wii’s …
Read More »GfK-ChartTrack: We want digital chart this year
Sales monitor GfK-ChartTrack has revealed to MCV that it hopes to set up a chart of UK digital downloads by the end of this year. The company said it was in ‘active discussions’ with a number of leading providers of downloadable digital content with a view to inking a deal …
Read More »Nintendo expands Virtual Console
Nintendo has expanded the Virtual Console on its Nintendo Wii today, adding new arcade services to the platform. Explained Satoru Iwata: "Initailly six classic arcade games will be available in Japan and four in America, Europe and elsewhere. And more and more are coming to the Virutal Console line-up." Space …
Read More »Peter Mandelson arrives in Second Life
The UK Labour party has become the latest governmental institution to turn to online social world Second Life in effort to spread its word to a brand new audience – and a 3D representation of Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has been chosen to front the venture. For the complete story, …
Read More »Muslim-themed virtual world arrives
A brand new virtual world targeting both Muslims and all those with an interest in learning more about the Muslim community has been launched by social network Muxlim. The virtual world, called Muxlim Pal, is visually similar in style to popular virtual hangout Habbo, and lets users customise the appearance …
Read More »Second Life sex leads to divorce
28-year-old British woman Amy Taylor has filed to divorce her huband after discovering that he had been sleeping with another woman… on a computer via the virtual world ‘game’ Second Life. Taylor and her husband originally met in an online chatroom in 2003. Head over to CasualGaming.biz to read the …
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