Posts tagged RealWorld

NPR commentator: Wii Sports bad for self-esteem

by Kyle Orland (Feb 14th 2007 12:35PM)

First Newsweek's Stephen Levy alleges that Guitar Hero is "dumbing down musicianship," and now this. NPR commentator Kelly McBride recently aired her fears that Wii Sports is artificially inflating the self-esteem of her Wii-playing children. According to McBride's logic, children used to ...

Guitar Hero alongside bands at Download UK

by Jennie Lees (May 26th 2006 9:59AM)

There's something about playing Guitar Hero that appeals to the exhibitionist in all of us. This year, the UK's Download Festival will cater to that by allowing Guitar Hero players to take to the Third Stage in between acts -- although there will be limited walk-up opportunities, they'd like you to ...

Cash card taps into virtual funds

by Jennie Lees (May 2nd 2006 7:57PM)

The MMORPG Project Entropia is known for its economic experiments, with pieces of virtual land being bought for high real-world prices. This latest news breaks the barrier between real and virtual money even further, however; a new cash card will let owners withdraw from their ingame balances using ...