Habbo’s CEO calls for online safety coalition in wake of sex-chat crisis
Paul LaFontaine, chief executive of Habbo-creator Sulake, calls for smarter online safety practices after his company's virtual-world site faced a sexual-chat controversy.
Sulake un-mutes Habbo Hotel in select countries for first time since sex scandal
June 25, 2012 4:30 PM
Evan Killham
Habbo Hotel, a social game for teens, is back online in three countries after shutting down amidst reports of pornographic chat targeted at underage users.
Investor drops support for teen social game after allegations of sexual chats
June 12, 2012 11:51 AM
Mike Minotti
Venture capital firm Balderton has pulled support for Habbo, an online social game targeted toward younger audiences, after allegations that pornographic chatting was taking place in the title's virtual world.
Sulake CEO discusses Niko, Habbo Hotel and the drive to move audiences across platforms
January 19, 2012 8:24 PM
Dan Crawley
With over 10 million unique visitors a month, Habbo Hotel is the world’s largest game and online community for teenagers, with users in over 150 countries. With parent company Sulake releasing Niko, its second iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) game, …
