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Redesigned PlayStation Home Will Jam Fun In Your Face Tomorrow

6:40AM November 3, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The PlayStation 3′s virtual world transforms from tired curiosity to gamer theme park tomorrow, when Sony rolls out its massive fall facelift for PlayStation Home. More »


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APB Developer Rebuilds The World In Our Image

7:20AM July 29, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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“What would it look like if Nintendo built Google Earth?” That’s the question used to describe Crackdown and APB developer Realtime World’s new project, a mix of social gaming, social networking and traditional gaming known as MyWorld. More »


Welcome To The City Of Sinners And Saints

6:20AM March 20, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Take a look at the first trailer for the City of Sinners & Saints, where social networking and cel-shaded cartoon avatars collide.

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A Whirled All Its Own

11:20AM January 17, 2009 | AJ Glasser

My impressions of Puzzle Pirates developer Three Rings’ new project were coloured by the minor car accident I got into on my way to check it out.

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Muxlim Launches Beta Of Muxlim Pal Islamic Virtual World

7:20AM December 10, 2008 | Stuart Houghton

Islamic lifestyle and social networking site Muxlim has launched a beta of the virtual world/MMO we told you about back in October.

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Habbo Hotel Has 80 Million Avatars

4:20AM October 31, 2007 | Mark Wilson

Confession: I have never frequented Habbo Hotel. Should I feel ashamed? (Note: Given an over-inflated sense of esteem, anything that I or any other members of the Kotaku staff have failed to experienced is immediately considered worthless and below us when encountered, so the question is rhetorical…if you could even give it that much credit). But a lot of people have tried it out, teens and “teens,” producing a total 80 million avatars since the site launched in 2000. Quick division tells us that roughly 10 million avatars have been created per year, or just shy of a million per month. We’d keep spouting off numbers, but you’ve already stopped reading, continuing your search of import DS titles featuring pantsu and jubblies. “Hobby project” not originally targeted to teens [gameindustry] More »