Like, Massive, Dude

MTV's preview of the XBox 360° was largely panned as vacuous fluff by gamers.

Given MTV's track record for informative programming, I don't have high hopes for Massive, MTV Philippines' MMOG show sponsored by Level-Up Games. Level-Up's status as a 900-pound gorilla in Philippine MMOGs doesn't raise my hopes for the show's impartiality, either.



At least Maike Evers is hot. Nevermind that she'd probably get her pretty little ass owned by noobs in a real online game.

$100 Laptop

MIT Media Lab is looking to develop a $100 laptop.

Specs aren't exactly l33t pwnage, but anything that helps bridge the digital divide is a good thing.

Trojan Warcraft

One of the hallmarks of an industry's growth is the creation of tools to steal from that industry.

Such is the case with the growing virtual item industry, as Symantec notes a new Trojan horse designed to steal World of Warcraft passwords.