New Sony MMORP has "something for everyone"

Free Realms, the new MMORPG from Sony, gets a good review in the NYT...

--downloadable from the website
--geared as much to children as to adults
--"refreshing palate-cleanser" after proliferation of WOW-like games
--graphics don't force you to upgrade your machine to play
--free to play
--if you pay $4.99/month, you get premium features:


Unfortunately only for Windows PCs right now, so I couldn't try it first-hand.

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What I want for Christmas :)

The Loco Roco PS3 game is the cutest thing I've ever seen.


also, I found a flash demo of it online: http://www.games.co.uk/game/LocoRoco2.html

Parental Controls for Games

photo courtesy of wujimon via google image search

World of Warcraft has taken parental micro-management to a new level. And I think I like it! Their parental controls allow you to set how many hours per day and on which days your kids can play the game.

Atmosphir: the LEGO of video games?

check out this video from TechCrunch

Atmosphir is a free game and game design tool for Mac and PC. You create 3D interactive adventures using "blocks" such as a sand castle tower, fireball-breathing bird, or trap door, to create your own levels and then share them with an online community.

Their goal is to become "The LEGO of video games".

You can sign up for their Beta now. It still needs a lot of work but has a lot of potential!

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