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On the Map: Interview with Godfather Antonio Armone
Several weeks ago the AVH reported that the collapse of the Sims Shadow Government would lead to the rise of Mafia activity in Alphaville. That prophesy has certainly been fulfilled, with one neighborhood currently under the control of X-Mafia and another under control of mafia newcomers, the Armone Family (many members of which are ex-ssg). [...]
Full StoryEssay: The ESRB game rating system is broken
By J I recently wrote an article for the Alphaville Herald on how I believed that Electronic Arts had misled the Electronic Software Rating Board (ESRB), as well as consumers and parents alike, about the rating of their popular MMORPG, The Sims Online. My criticism was met with a variety of comments from readers of [...]
Full StoryThunderbox PC to Sponsor a MMORPG Guild
In an interesting bit of news that was recently discussed on Slashdot, Thunderbox PC has announced that it will be a sponsor for the EQ and UO superguild The Syndicate (no relation to TSO mafia also known as The Syndicate). All of which makes us wonder: if TSO survives, would corporate sponsorships of mafias and [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: The Case Against an Adults-Only Server
By Lady Julianna Contrary to proposals made by Urizenus in recent press interviews, I think age-segregated servers are a very bad idea. The game would die if Maxis were to create an adults only server.
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This should blow a few minds. Blew mine. Web Server Statistics for alphavilleherald.com
Full StoryMaxis: Scammers Masquerading as EA Employees
There a series of important new announcements from EA Rep Tigger, posted on the Stratics Board, which all players in TSO should be alert to. One involves a player masquerading as a Maxis employee, the other involves a web site which players are being directed to, and which contains a Trojan Horse virus which will [...]
Full StoryGrounded!: Detroit Free Press Calls Van’s Mom
In case you wonder where Evangeline has been lately, perhaps his absense has to do with The Detroit Free Press Calling his mom as part of a story which was published today: Sex and the Simulated City: Virtual world raises issues in the real one. From the article: “From her home in Florida, the boy’s [...]
Full StoryInternational Simcon Cancelled: Informal Gathering to Take Place
Organizers have issued a press release announcing that the International Simcon will not be held as a formal gathering as originally planned. Persons who paid have reportedly already had their paypay accounts refunded. The news is not totally gloomy, however, as an informal gathering will still take place in Dearborn. Naturally, questions have been raised [...]
Full StoryFree Money roomies break with Van: Racist-themed Welcome Property Emerges
Story by Los, Deep Max, Anonymous, and The Eye In the wake of recent crackdowns on the Free Money for Newbies (FMFN) scam site, but driven largely by interpersonal conflicts, two new scam sites have emerged in Alphaville, both operated by FMFN alumni. The first house, currently number 2 in the Alphaville Welcome Category, is [...]
Full StoryInterview with SARP’s AJ: Hey, you’ve got us all wrong!
SARP is the acronym for the Jolly Pines based organization Sims Against Ridiculous Payouts. The organization is a kind of indigenous sim special interest group that campaigns against payouts to sims for just showing up or spending time in skill and money houses. In the past, these payouts have been fueled by the cheap money [...]
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