Other virtual realities have figured out that giving avatars a place in which to fight is, frankly, a good idea. So would Home benefit from it too?

Yes, Sony has apologised for the loss of service and the inconvenience placed upon millions of users. Inconvenience, however, is quite different than staggering financial losses.

(Editor’s note: can you imagine just how ridiculously over-secure the PSN is going to be when it’s finally back up and running? Oh baby.)

CheekyGuy gives us a look at Audi’s new personal estate, with skiing mini-game, in Europe Home.

In the gaming world, you get the sense that your voice doesn’t really matter to developers. In Home, however, it’s an altogether different story.

LOOT, the Home developer from Sony Pictures Entertainment, introduces some incredible enhancements to the “EOD” television technology in Home.

In real life, we’re swamped with advertising. Because virtual reality has far less ad saturation, does that make ads more effective in Home?

What IS it about Home and other virtual worlds that lends itself to romance?

CheekyGuy points out that Home’s latest features — which aren’t new to other virtual worlds — are a very welcome step towards improving the overall social experience in Home.

CheekyGuy breezily romps through first-person-shooter cliches and wonders where we all might fit in.

(Editor’s note: since we’re talking about FPS titles, it’s a foregone conclusion that this article has a lot of testosterone in it. No caramel vanilla lattes served here.)

Ever read “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”? Well, how about an Englishman in North America Home? CheekyGuy gives us a fascinating comparison of the two virtual societies.

(Editor’s note: region hopping may technically be against the Sony terms of usage, so HSM cannot officially condone it. That said, it happens. A lot. And from a sociological standpoint, the experiences are fascinating.)