From what I know of this game, it's not an online multiplayer environment, more of a single player game that functions as a portal to the BBC's media content for kids. The Beeb has one of the toughest child protection policies around, so I doubt they'd offer anything that allowed users to directly communicate any time soon.
It's articles like this that throw into sharp relief much of what's wrong with the games industry, and particularly the field of gaming journalism. Ubisoft are apparently working towards expanding the narrow stereotypes of gamers. Perhaps Joystiq ought to look outside those stereotypes for more intelligent journalism.
BBC building MMO world for kids
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