i guess i'll find out if this is real TOMORROW

if it IS real, how cool is it?

answer = WICKED cool

Monopoly City Streets: Google Launching Online Version of Monopoly

by Pete Cashmore
This could be very addictive: Google () is teaming up with board game maker Hasbro to launch a Google Maps () version of Monopoly (). Monopoly City Streets, which launches Wednesday, allows users to compete in a live, worldwide version of the popular game, creating the biggest Monopoly tournament ever played.

It’s an ambitious venture that we’ll confess to being fairly excited about: players will literally be able to buy any street in the world, and compete with every other player on the “board”. You start with 3 million Monopoly dollars, and can build not only hotels and houses but also football stadiums, castles and skyscrapers, reports the UK’s Guardian. Downing Street in the UK will cost $231,000, while Pennsylvania Avenue will cost $2 million..............

ok, it DOES look real. when i added the word "hasbro" to the google search, i get a ton more hits.
Hasbro to unveil new online Google Maps-based monopoly
Brenton Currie

Hasbro is reportedly preparing to launch a new version of their hit game "Monopoly" online later this week featuring close integration with the Google Maps API.

The free online game, set to become available on Wednesday for the wider public and to be called "Monopoly City Streets", allows players to purchase virtually any street in the world says Guardian writer Adam Gabbatt. He says new players are given no less than 3 million Monopoly dollars to build their empire. If you get in first, you can buy the street straight away. If someone else beats you to it, you can make the owner an offer. If the owner doesn't reply in a week, this offer is automatically accepted, no matter how contemptible it may be. .......

(p.s. NOTHING actually ON the hasbro site about this)