Earlier this week The Khronos Group announced an initiative with Mozilla to bring accelerated 3D graphics to the Web in hopes of improving online games and other Web applications.

The initiative has garnered excitement among the press, with discussions around the benefits of having games available directly from a Web browser, the eventual integration of 3D features into Firefox, and what this might mean for the competition.

WIRED’s Michael Calore notes, “Nobody can ignore the obvious fact that any 3D graphics technology with the weight of Mozilla, Google and Khronos behind it has one hell of a chance of succeeding. And even if it takes years to truly mature, Adobe should be worried.”

Coverage highlights include Ars Technica, CNET, ZDNet, BBC, Internet News, Information Week, and The Escapist.