In Home, we have a remarkable ability to be anything we want, except when it comes to duplicating with exact precision what we look like in real life. The question is, do we want to, and what would the social implications be if we could?

Lockwood has not only given us horses (and unicorns!) to ride, but a tailor-made public space you can only fully explore by horseback. The possibilities to expand upon this idea are endless – will Lockwood take advantage of them?

As Xi: Continuum deepens, players have been placed face-to-face with a moral conundrum. In a moment where the virtual reflects the real, how do we reconcile this with our personal morals?

(Warning: this article may contain spoilers for those currently playing Xi.)

Lockwood has proven that when it comes to marketing in Home, they really are the top of the tree. We know that horse mounts are coming — but what else has been layered into these teaser images?

Home’s open beta is more than four years old. So, as 2013 begins, we must ask: what has truly kept us here? And why do so many gamers not “get it” when it comes to Home?

FUBAR is probably the most successful attempt at a Facebook-style game that Home’s ever received. What can we learn about Home gamers from the formula nDreams is using to prolong gameplay? And what makes the game itself so addictive?

A less than reverent look at Xi: Continuum from one of HSM’s editors, who is afraid all the good stuff will happen over Christmas.

In many ways, Xi Continuum will prove to be a superior experience to the original. But how do you compete with something that has been elevated to the status of myth?

It’s time to grab your good luck trolls, lucky rabbits foot and ink daubers – Digital Leisure is bringing Bingo to Home.

What’s so exciting about a virtual sign and a few sheets of plastic? Plenty — when the same function could have been filled by a press release. How is Digital Leisure raising the bar for the virtually real?