Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have given a Second Life avatar the ability to think and make its own decisions, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Named Edd Hifeng by its creators, the avatar is controlled by a corresponding computer that is itself controlled by artificial intelligence and has a limited ability to [...]

Bethesda Softworks announced this afternoon that Inon Zur has created the original score for their highly anticipated game, Fallout 3. A distinguished veteran that’s created scores for numerous game and entertainment projects over the years, Bethesda jumped at the chance to work with him.
“We’ve wanted to work with Inon for a long time,” said Todd [...]