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Updates on: Harmonix, Electronic Arts, Second Life

Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks today announced the release of a new interactive music title, Phase, on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) for fans to purchase and download for play exclusively on the new iPod nano with video, iPod classic and the fifth generation iPod for $4.99. — CNN

Electronic Arts and Harmonix were today pleased to announce that their hotly anticipated music videogame, Rock Band, has reached the end of the development and is now in final production and manufacturing. — Play Static

Business and education leaders are testing Second Life’s waters to discover how they can use it to influence thinking and behavior in the real world. In Phoenix, David and Montse Anderson have recently started a consulting service called “It’s Oque” that helps other companies harness Second Life’s virtual environment, and then use it to educate and train workers. — AZ Central