American Idol teams up with Habbo for an Idol-themed virtual space
In a sign that the Internet is becoming a key magnet for major brands, American Idol is teaming up with Habbo the world’s biggest...
The merger of the cute apps: Meez and Pulse Entertainment
Meez, which lets users create cute characters to represent themselves in online chats, has agreed to merge with Pulse Entertainment, a maker of virtual...
South Korea’s Nurien raises $10 million for fashion-oriented virtual world
Nurien Software has been making a splash with its demos of virtual characters dressed as fashion models striding down runways in virtual fashion shows....
Astro Gaming raises $3.5 million for gaming accessories business
It looks like earning street cred with gamers is worth actual money these days. Astro Gaming said it has raised $3.5 million in a...
AMD launches new mobile graphics chips at CES
Taking a jab at rival Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices is introducing a series of new mobile graphics chips today designed for everything from low-cost...
CES: Mattel revamps web sites and launches digital toys
Digital toys and web sites for kids have had a mixed history. But the future is so full of techno-savvy kids that toy makers...
Netgear introduces more connected entertainment gadgets
Connected entertainment is clearly a big theme at the International Consumer Electronics Show taking place this week in Las Vegas. Today Netgear showed off...
Microsoft says Xbox 360 sales top 28 million to date, Xbox Live hits 17 million members
Microsoft said today that Xbox 360 sales have topped 28 million since the game console launched in 2005, allowing it to claim a solid...
How the World of Goo became one of the indie video game hits of 2008
The growing popularity of the indie game, World of Goo earned it the No. 1 rank on Amazon’s top ten best-selling PC games recently, albeit temporarily, among...
Revolutionizing business markets with games
David Edery and Ethan Mollick are co-authors of Changing the Game: How Video Games Are Transforming the Future of Business, published in 2008 by...