In light of rumors surrounding a possible "filtering" of Second LIfe to residents of Australia, effectively blocking access to Second Lifer servers, Linden Lab issued a statement pledging its commitment to serving the Australian market. "Australia has and will continue to be an important market….and we’re committed to providing the best possible Second Life experience [...]
Today Acclaim Games announced that its recently-announced subscription MMO Chronicles of Spellborn would be entering "re-development" and return in 2010 as a freemium title. The re-development process will combine the efforts of original developers Spellborn NV and the Korean company Frogster Asia Co., Ltd. Frogster Asia is expected to primarily contribute its expertise in handling [...]
Today social gaming giant Zynga announced that it was hiring Brian Reynolds to fill the newly-created of Chief Designer at the company. This is a very significant appointment in light of Reynolds's veteran status within the mainstream PC gaming industry. Reynolds was part of the founding team at Firaxis and Big Huge Games Studios, as [...]
San Diego-based Metaplace, the online virtual world startup headed by game designer and online prognosticator Raph Koster, disclosed today that Metaplace creators can now embed their Flash-based worlds into blogs or on to web pages. dtsv.dtse_post_3074_permalink = ‘http://www.engagedigital.com/blog/2009/06/30/metaplace-extends-reach-with-new-embed-feature-2/’; dtsv.dtse_post_3074_title = ‘Metaplace Extends Reach with New Embed Feature’;
San Diego-based Metaplace, the online virtual world startup headed by game designer and online prognosticator Raph Koster, disclosed today that Metaplace creators can now embed their Flash-based worlds into blogs or on to web pages. dtsv.dtse_post_3073_permalink = ‘http://www.engagedigital.com/blog/2009/06/30/metaplace-extends-reach-with-new-embed-feature/’; dtsv.dtse_post_3073_title = ‘Metaplace Extends Reach with New Embed Feature’;
Today SmartyCard announced the addition of the Zwinky Cuties virtual world to its roster of virtual rewards affiliates. SmartyCard is a prepaid card that allows parents to reward children for completing goals with amounts of the card's universal virtual currency. SmartyCard offers a catalog of tangible goods children can opt to buy with the reward [...]
In development for over a year and a half, virtual world Onverse opened its doors to users just last week. The five-person team launched on a shoestring –"on savings, family and ramen noodles," founder and CEO Steve Pierce told me today). I spoke with Steve and asked for a bit more detail on the new [...]
Earlier this month, Poptropica launched a new region in the kids-targeted virtual world. Astro-Knights Island was brought online on June 10. As a result, the site experienced a surge in traffic as 1.2 million users logged on to explore the "Medieval space adventure"-themed island. That spike in traffic helped the site secure a spot in [...]
Earlier this month, Poptropica launched a new region in the kids-targeted virtual world. Astro-Knights Island was brought online on June 10. As a result, the site experienced a surge in traffic as 1.2 million users logged on to explore the "Medieval space adventure"-themed island. That spike in traffic helped the site secure a spot in [...]
Earlier this month, Poptropica launched a new region in the kids-targeted virtual world. Astro-Knights Island was brought online on June 10. As a result, the site experienced a surge in traffic as 1.2 million users logged on to explore the "Medieval space adventure"-themed island. That spike in traffic helped the site secure a spot in [...]
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- Ink New Partnerships at Digital Kids
- An Interview with Joby Otero, VP of Art and Technology & Creative Director for Product and Brand, Activision & Skylander
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