Media, Entertainment and Gaming
ò Sony announced the launching of its own virtual universe and another 3-D game built almost entirely by players. Called Home, the virtual universe is a real-time, networked world for the PlayStation 3 in which players create human-looking characters called avatars. They can buy clothing, furniture and videos to play on a virtual flat-screen television in their virtual apartments. Industry observers see the concept as similar to Linden LabÆs Second Life, a Web-based phenomenon with nearly 4.5 million residents.
ò Nintendo announced its second quarter lineup for the North American market, with the focus on Pokemon Battle Revolution, the first Wii game that will take advantage of...
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