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A few choice articles in the mainstream press worth looking at:


CNN Money talks Webkinz and Club Penguin and why stuffed animals and flightless waterfowl are both stickier than YouTube. (See chart.)

BusinessWeek profiles Maple Story and mentions Sony Home while still falling upon the journalistic cliche of "Hey, they met in the game and got married in real life! And then they got married in the game!"

Nerds!

Dark Tower Flash Game

Holy crap. For all the fogeys out there, you will be amazed by this Flash version of 80s electronic board game Dark Tower. Kudos to whoever made this! The only thing missing is the whirring of the Dark Tower's internal motor...but who's complaining?