Zelda, one of the largest video game franchises stemming back to the original NES, will make its online debut later this year. Phantom Hourglass, the direct sequel to Gamecube title Wind Waker, will be released later this year onto the Nintendo DS. TGDaily.com has the scoop:
“In an interview with Game Informer […]
The citizens of Whyville will have the opportunity to receive a flu shot which will result in immunity to the “Why-Flu,” a simulated virtual version of common influenza. Similar to a real flu, the Why-Flu will is transmitted between by “contact” in the virtual community, such as being in the same vicinity as another citizen’s […]
IGN was purchased for a great deal of money last year by Fox Interactive Media, and their Direct 2 Drive area is already beginning to show promise. Recent partnerships with Starz, Lionsgate, Manga, Central Park Media and 20th Century Fox (NewsCorp) hint at a large future.
The site doesn’t promote just any show for download […]
Ruiter blogs on Why Companies Choose To Enter Second Life, and I think he hits the nail on the head, especially here:
- Participating makes your company look like it is on top of things and new developments.
- Trying to use the media attention around SL to get media attention for the company (you will need […]
RiversRunRed is a very successful business in Second Life. Here’s the interview with Justin Bovington of RiversRunRed. It’s a great podcast, and any of you interested in how the business developed within Second Life needs to hear this podcast.
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Robyn is Robyn Fritch in Second Life. She loves to receive gifts in Linden […]
This past week has seen two video game companies get VC funding. One has already generated millions of dollars of revenue with an ARG, another is as much social as it is ‘gaming’.
1. Bunchball - A social gaming site, Bunchball is viral gaming. As you can embed a YouTube video or a […]
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