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Google to close Lively in December
Abandons virtual world project to prioritise resources 20 November 2008 15:56 GMT
Google has announced it is to close down Lively, the company's social virtual world launched in July.

The news was confirmed in an official blog post, stating the project would be discontinued in December.

"We want to ensure that we prioritise our...
Music Mogul to bring Second Life-esque virtual world to music fans
Plus give musicians a virtual stage to perform 18 November 2008 13:08 GMT
Vivendi Games executive Nicholas Longano has teamed up with songwriter and producer Rodney Jerkins to work on an online virtual world based around music.

A more basic version of Second Life, the site Music Mogul will feature social-networking functions, online...
Metal Gear Online hits 1 million members
Konami celebrates with free in-game points 4 November 2008 10:32 GMT
Konami has announced that Metal Gear Online, the multiplayer component of MGS4 launched in June, now has more then one million members signed up to play.

As a thank you, Konami is going to be giving out free in-game points between 25th November and 9th December.
Google announces Adsense for Games
Will target online games to begin with 8 October 2008 16:43 GMT
Google has announced its intentions to enter the in-game advertising sector, with a post on its Adsense blog suggesting it will be targeting web-based games to begin with.

It read: "Do you develop or publish web-based games? If so, you're contributing to a growing...
World of Kung Fu to launch August 1st
Open beta gets last update before release 24 July 2008 14:14 GMT
The free-to-play MMO World of Kung Fu has had its last series of upgrades and a new server before its official release on August 1.

Having been in open beta for some months, it is now about ready for it official release. The new update features eight new maps...
Nintendo challenges Mario Kart Wii gamers worldwide
Online tournaments set up - are you game? 2 May 2008 15:59 GMT
If you've beaten all your mates at Mario Kart Wii and are looking for your next competitor, you can now take part in tournaments online and race gamers from across the world.

Every few weeks, Nintendo will start a new tournament online on the Mario Kart Channel....
Second Life to roll out voice chatting
New option will give Second Lifers what they've been asking for 27 February 2007 14:01 GMT
Second Life is hitting our news pages for the second time today, this time for its plans to integrate voice chatting into its virtual world.

Linden Lab will first roll the technology out in beta to a select group of users, as sophisticated new features can be...
Terrorists mock-bomb Second Life shops
Home-grown terror group wants democracy in the virtual world 27 February 2007 11:44 GMT
In a sad case of art imitating life, Second Life has suffered a number of terrorist attacks in its virtual world.

The Second Life Liberation Army, or SLLA, detonated bombs outside a virtual American Apparel store and a Reebok store.

The bombs appear...
Hasbro and RealNetworks to develop online version of Trivial Pursuit
PC game for trivia buffs 26 January 2007 15:00 GMT
Hasbro has announced that it's struck deals with RealNetworks subsidiaries to bring some of its best-known board games to the web.

Mr Goodliving and Zylom will help to develop online versions of Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, Game of Life, and Yahtzee.
One in nine online gamers are addicted
Massive survey questioned 7000 gamers 29 November 2006 10:42 GMT
A new study of online gamers has revealed that about 12% show signs of addiction to playing videogames.

The wide-ranging study asked around 7000 gamers who volunteered to take part in the survey about their gaming habits in a series of two online questionnaires....
Big Brother is watching Second Life
Virtual world gets a dose of the reality TV show 7 November 2006 11:42 GMT
Second Life recently got a new bureau from Reuters, and now it’s getting a visit from Endemol in the form of Big Brother.

The reality TV show is being held on Second Life until the final on 31 December, with 15 contestants taking part until only 1 is left. The...
THE BIG INTERVIEW: Weblo.com's founder Rocky Mirza explains how he's creating a better world
New virtual reality game gives you the chance to rule the world 21 September 2006 20:02 GMT
Ever fancied being President of the United States? Or wanted to take control of the City of London from Ken Livingston? In Weblo world, you can.

The brainchild of Rocky Mirza, and financed in part by former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, Weblo offers users...
Microsoft to encourage gamers to develop Xbox games themselves
Release of developer's tools for consumers to encourage amateur developing 14 August 2006 10:04 GMT
Microsoft will offer a consumer version of the software used by professional game developers to create games for the Xbox360.

The tools program will be called XNA Game Studio Express. Although the software itself will be offered as a free download, in order...
EA shutting down older games servers
Most of the 14 titles affected are sports games 7 August 2006 17:44 GMT
Electronic Arts has begun to shut down its servers for some of its top titles.

One round of shutdowns began on 1 August, and culled titles including Fifa 2005.

1 October will see another round of closures, which will see Madden NFL 2005 shut down....
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - worldrps.com
A website dedicated to rock, paper, scissors 6 July 2006 6:54 GMT
Today’s website of the day is worldrps.com a website dedicated to that most noble of sporting pastime – rock, paper, scissors.

We’ve covered a few sporting sites of late, what with the World Cup, Wimbledon and the Tour de France, but surely the most eagerly anticipated...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Keyboard Sumo
The website of the day today is Keyboardsumo an online game that allows you to battle others in your office over the use of your keyboard. 31 May 2006 12:23 GMT
The website of the day today is Keyboardsumo an online game that allows you to battle others in your office over the use of your keyboard.

The game is played by two players extending their middle fingers of their left or right hand and place them on the 'F' and...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - stackopolis.com
The website of the day today is stackopolis.com a game that will have you giving up work for the rest of the day 26 May 2006 11:59 GMT
The website of the day today is stackopolis.com a game that will have you giving up work for the rest of the day.

It's Friday before the bank holiday and its raining. Whatever work you are planning on doing nobody is going to get back to you before Tuesday at...
Re-Enter The Matrix Online In Spring 05
14 February 2005 20:48 GMT
After sales of five million copies two years ago, another Matrix game was guaranteed and the release of the gigantic box set with everything from 1999 to the end of 2003 in DVD format, development of the online version went quiet, until now.

The Massively Multiplayer...
Free games with Xbox live
18 November 2004 10:34 GMT
If Halo 2 wasn't enough incentive for Xbox owners to sign up to the Xbox Live service, Microsoft has introduced an “invite a friend” deal between now and the end of January.

Basically if you sign up a friend to the service, you are entitled to a free game from...
Telewest tries to woo gamers with online gaming packs
16 July 2004 15:09 GMT
Telewest Broadband has launched what it believes is the complete online console gaming pack for Xbox or PS2 owners. The service which comes with a £30 set up fee and £5 a month subscription charge.

Xbox owners will get free installation to blueyonder broadband...
Xbox Live giveaway offers 222,618 GBP prize pot
19 February 2004 15:07 GMT
Microsoft are offering the all its Xbox Live users from UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland and Finland the chance to win daily cash prizes and goodie bags if they play on the Xbox Live servers during the 1 - 14 March 2004.

Each day, between 1 and 14 March,...