The BBFC has announced that it will be launching a new online rating scheme which will let them rate more media content such as downloadable games, films, and programs. Want to find out more about this? Head on over to the full article for more information.

The Disney brand of games have always been known for its fun and wholesome content aimed for the younger audiences. Disney Online's Mike Goslin recently talked about the challenges and the merits of how they were able to create an game which caters to kids while retaining the compelling elements of an MMO game. Read more of what Goslin had to say in the full article.

If you're a pirate looking for more treasures, then we'd like to tip you on the cave full of goods from Walt Disney in Pirates of the Carribean Online. From added customization systems to Quest tracking and a Lookout system, there sure is a lot for everyone - and more to come! To check out what's in store for you this month at PotCO, click on our full article.

Kids whose parents are certified Mac-aholics would be pleased with this bit of info. Disney Online finally made the kid-friendly PC-based MMO Disney's Toontown Online available to Macintosh computers. Disney must have realized that everyone should get in on the fun and welcome Mac players into the wacky world of Toontown.

Mac users will now join the 15 million Toon characters created in the game. What's more, Disney is adding new "gags to keep players on their toon-toes". It's a little something for Mac players who got left behind for a good three years.

The gag bag includes the Wedding Cake throw gag, an Ocean liner drop gag, an Opera Voice sound gag, and more gags waiting to be unlocked once you reach the highest level on each of their gag tracks. These gags are fun to use especially when you go battling the Cogs. If you're not up to some Cog-nuking, you can always plant these gags using the recently added Estate Gardening feature.

Toontown Online for Mac and PC is available via digital download for US$ 9.95 per month. Extended membership packages are also available at special rates, so the the whole family can create their own characters.

As players of MMORPGs continuously increase in number, most MMORPG creators simply put expansions to spice up the playability of the game. Today, the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) announced the addition of "Gardening", a new expansion of Disney's Toontown Online. From the word itself, the new game allows players to grow and care for flowers and trees and to customise their own Toon estates.

As Toontown Online is the first (critically-acclaimed) MMORPG for kids and families, fans of the game are looking forward to more exciting stuff to see after the introduction of Lawbot HQ back in April.

In the new Gardening expansion, you get a chance to spruce up your Toon estates with new gardening tools. You can advance your skills to purchase better gardening tools, earn trophies, and add to your total Laff Point level. Master gardeners can enhance their estates with statues and fountains.

Unlike most MMOs, the players of Toontown Online are not charged for expansions as they are included in the standard subscription fee. All UK and European residents can try Toontown free for three days at ToonTown Online's main UK site.

Who knew that MMOs could be so squeaky clean and wholesome?

Kids and their parents are gathering their gags, gassing up their Toon's go-karts, and prepping their character costumes for ToonFest 2006, the first official fan fest dedicated to Disney Online's family-friendly game, Disney's Toontown Online. Thousands of fans, among them Kyle Massey of That's So Raven and the upcoming show, Cory in the House, will gather at an event at the Walt Disney Studios on Saturday, August 26, 2006, to play Disney's Toontown Online and take part in a host of themed activities and competitions.

Designed specifically for kids and families, the MMO is filled with nonstop play, ever-changing adventure and kiddie fun. It is a vast online world where you live life as a cartoon character. Players can create their own Toon, furnish an estate, customize a race kart, train a pet Doodle, and team up with friends to defeat the invading robot Cogs. With an arsenal of gags to add to the fun, the Toontown experience is always growing, always changing, and as wild as the imagination.

At ToonFest 2006, fans will take part in activities and competitions throughout the day including an in-game scavenger hunt,  carnival games such as Pin the Tail on the Doodle, a costume parade and contest, Q&A panels with the game's developers, and a sneak peek at future game expansions and features. Fans at home will be able to participate in the in-game scavenger hunt, as well.

Step into the shoes of Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann with the Pirates of the Caribbean MMO from Walt Disney.

Oren Aviv, President of Production of Walt Disney Pictures say that the game will feature adventures from both Pirates of the Caribbean films (The Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man's Chest), so fans can expect familiar faces (like Kraken and Davy Jones) and battles in the game.

Aviv says that the "game will incorporate the main actors' likenesses as much as possible". People who play Jack Sparrow will get to know the Pirate's code, Will Turner roleplayers will get to try their hands at sword fighting, and players who take on Elizabeth Swann's character will be taught the art of manipulation. Moreover, players could expect lots of adventure with sea battles, magic and even voodoo in the said MMO.

Stay tuned for more details on this MMO. But while waiting, check out this Pirates of the Caribbean video we have for you.

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