Disney takes its Club Penguin virtual world to the iPad
Disney moves Club Penguin to iPad as Apple allows subscription model.
Linden Lab grabs its second life with creativity games
Linden Lab is releasing new "shared creative spaces" outside of its Second Life virtual world.
Sony redesigns PlayStation Home as a social gaming hub
Sony is showing off a major redesign of PlayStation Home. The site originally launched in 2008 as a virtual world and is now becoming a...
Blue Mars Lite takes 3D avatars to Google Street View
Virtual worlds have had a tough time adapting to the popularity of social networks. Blue Mars, a gorgeous 3D virtual world created by Avatar...
Sony’s new version of PlayStation Home virtual world goes live Wednesday
Sony’s PlayStation Home virtual world for PlayStation 3 gamers will get a makeover tonight and re-open Wednesday morning. Version 1.5 of PlayStation Home will...
Dutch firm Eccky grows a new virtual game world for kids
Virtual worlds for kids are kind of out of fashion among entrepreneurs. Big companies such as Disney own a lot of the market with...
DEMO: Next Island opens time travel for its virtual world
Next Island is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week in Palm...
Is your avatar hot or not? Blue Mars iPhone app will let others vote
The Hot or Not web site was an early web sensation when it debuted in 2000, letting you rate how attractive women or men...
FunGoPlay launches virtual-world sports, real-world sports gear for kids
FunGoPlay is announcing today it is creating a sports virtual world for kids — a tough bet because virtual words are on the wane....
Linden Lab gets second new CEO of the year for Second Life
Linden Lab, creator of the Second Life virtual world, has hired Rod Humble as its new chief executive. Humble is a veteran of Electronic...