Will gaming drive the move to DRM computing?

Wired News: Got Game? Might Need a New PC.

The article doesn't mention this, but the natural desire to play the latest and greatest computer games and dabble in other cutting-edge multimedia forms will be a big motivation for users who otherwise wouldn't buy the coming breed of computers with increased digital rights management restrictions. It's likely that the marketplace will continue to offer essentially three choices: the near-universal Windows platform with Palladium, the limited-DRM Mac, or DRM-free Linux.

Log on and enter the Matrix

Australian IT: With the push of a button, the computer game Enter The Matrix was launched in Sydney Wednesday night, marking the final marketing frenzy for one of this year's most anticipated films.

The game is the first of its kind to be completely integrated with a film. It was written by Matrix creators Andy and Larry Wachowski, features the film's stars and was made in Sydney while The Matrix Reloaded and the final movie in the series, The Matrix Revolutions, were being filmed.

Corante's got game

Corante, which long ago became a must-stop on my daily blog travels -- they feature such weblogs as Donna Wentworth's Copyfight, Hylton Jolliffe On Blogging. Jonathan Peterson's Amateur Hour, Dana Blankenhorn's Moore's Lore, and Renee Hopkins' Idea Flow, among others -- has added another blog to its lineup.

Andy Phelps is writing Got Game? The future of play. Not only fun, but informative. Writeth Mr. Phelps:

This blog is about tracking the rise of games as a medium of popular culture, and perhaps the medium of the times. The Jonesí kids all have game consoles, but more and more itís not just Saturday morning entertainment - games are impacting peoples lives in a way never seen before. There are fan sites, art books, academic theses, and a massive entertainment industry all waking up to the fact that these things are a lot more important than we gave them credit for.