Archive for December, 2004
Introducing Herald Post Six Grrrls
In his neverending quest to have the Herald emulate British tabloids, Publisher Urizenus Sklar has struck a business relationship with Players Magazine publisher Marilyn Murphy wherein the virtual models of Players Magazine will be featured in the Herald. You say you want Beefcake Boys too? That can be arranged. But until then, our first Post [...]
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Seccond Life Boxing this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday- Hello All! Are you bored in Secondlife? Looking for a right laugh? Want to see two Avatars with boxing gloves fighting in a virtual ring? Then Head down to Secondlife Boxing Arena at 2pm Secondlife Time on December 17th (Friday Fight Night), December 18th (Saturday Showdown), and [...]
Full StoryNew Look for the Herald
Yeah the bitching has already started, and there are a lot of bugs to work out and this new format is really not ready for prime time, but.. history marches on. Let’s just say that I have my reasons, and, well, I like this look a lot better. And the administrators tools are nicer. But [...]
Full StoryEA borgs the NFL
EA’s Corporate Headquarters IGN.com has reported that EA has acquired exclusive rights to the use of NFL players, teams, and stadiums in video games. Bad news for ESPN games I guess. Worse news for gamers! But wait, it gets worse: EA is negotiating similar deals with the NBA and MLB. Now I hate to say [...]
Full StoryMore News from the EA “Divorce Factory”
EA’s Vice President for Corporate Communications, Jeff Brown Here is a more detailed article (off the Knight Ridder wire) on the class action lawsuit that has been filed against EA, complete with an appearance by Jeff Brown! Sample quote from the article: ‘[the plaintiff's] portrayal of EA’s work culture was corroborated by several current and [...]
Full StoryOne year after. The Herald Returns to the Free Money Scam House
The many moods of Lucianna (and friend Kendra) Last December 8, the Herald posted its infamous interview with Evangeline at the Free Money for Newbies House. Back then we had witnessed Van and his roomies scamming newbies out of their money while also locking dark skinned avatars in ?the freezer?, calling them monkeys. The interview [...]
Full StoryCNET Examines Griefing
In today’s CNET, David Becker has an interesting article on griefing and how some of the newer and more forward thinking game companies are coping with them. Along the way there is are some nice quotes from our interview with Evangeline last year, and with psychologist John Suler, who we also interviewed about a year [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: A plea for Sasami Wishbringer
By Mrs. President Chomsky Several months ago I was interviewed by the Herald about my opposition to the ?culling? of rare breed pets in TSO. In the interview, I observed that the practice of buying many virtual pets and destroying all but the rare pets was just as bad as killing real animals. Now I [...]
Full StoryDo you have what it takes to be a slave/escort?
Well, do you? We didn’t know either, so when we saw that Sasami Wishbringer was an Edge Escort AND a Fantasy Slave we got curious. A good friend supplied us with the official rules for Edge Escorts and another set or rules for Fantasy Slaves. All I gotta say is, how can anyone age 8 [...]
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