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Halo Commercial to Show CG Halo Scenes

The Bungie team is reporting that yesterday was the fifth anniversary of Halo. November 16, 2006

MTV's Virtual Laguna Beach

MTV has created a virtual world to tie-in with its reality TV series. Virtual Laguna Beach is a partnership between MTV and There.com. Watch the teaser! November 13, 2006

MTV Acquires Harmonix

MTV is entering the music game business. November 10, 2006

GamePro Expo to Fill E3 Expo Vacuum

BusinessWeek is reporting on news discovered by GameSpot that IDG plans to replace the dwindling E3 Expo with a large 30,000 attendee gaming convention. November 9, 2006

Reuters Enters Second Life

The New York Times is reporting on Reuters entrance into the Second Life world. November 7, 2006

Second Life Gets 1 Millionth Resident

Second Life has now hit 1,000,000 residents. November 6, 2006

Wiimote May Control Nintendo's Future

The New York Times has an interesting piece about the future of Nintento and how Nintendo has focused on its unique controller, called the Wii remote or Wiimote, that lets the player swing the controller like a sword in an adventure game or a racket in a sports game. November 3, 2006

3D Live National Weather in Second Life

NOAA and the Aimee Weber Studio are building a 3D visualization of live national weather for Second Life. October 30, 2006

The Simpson's Zombie Shoot-Out

The website for The Simpsons has a Flash game called Zombie Shoot-Out. October 26, 2006

Will Sony PlayStation 3 Consoles Arrive on Time?

Concerns are being raised about when Sony's PlayStation 3 players will arrive and just how many of them will arrive. October 23, 2006

Second Life to Sell Real Names

Linden Lab has decided to sell real names for use in Second Life. October 16, 2006

Darth Vader in a Bikini

The force of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is difficult to resist. October 13, 2006

Guess Who's a Mason

Brad Meltzer's website has an interesting Flash game for his novel, The Book of Fate. October 11, 2006

Jay-Z, Reebok and EA's NBA Live 07

Jay-Z is suddenly a talented basketball player -- at least in the video game world. October 9, 2006

Cecropia Previews Romantic Comedy Game

It was over a year ago when we first blogged that a company called Cecropia was working on a romantic comedy game. October 5, 2006

The Afterlife of Avatars

ABC News has an article that discusses how avatars live on in persistent worlds like Word of Warcraft, Second Life and Entropia Universe after the gamers who controlled them have died. October 3, 2006

Bush Backrub Game in Wall Street Journal

AddictingGames. October 2, 2006

November 19th Launch Date for Wii

MSNBC. September 29, 2006

Study Finds Average Gamer is Forty-One

A new study from Comscore has found that the average gamer is 41 years of age and has an average income of $55,000. September 27, 2006

Barbara St. Hilaire Wins Nintendo Coolest Grandparent Contest

Some extremely cool grandparents competed recently in a Nintendo video game competition at the Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. September 22, 2006