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Justice League Unlimited Secret Wiki Unmasked by The Wrong Hands
Roleplay police recruit copies, distributes 1700-page wiki – JLU superhero threatens DMCA, legal action by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The Justice League Unlimited's secret Brainiac wiki used to track suspected griefers, record JLU meeting chatlogs, and plot strategies to entice the Linden game gods into banning players was published to at least 5 public [...]
Full StoryIs Facebook Killing Avatars Again?
Shocking overnight account death toll! by Senban Babii Frightened Facebook users believe avatar hit squads are to blame for mysterious mass disappearances of e-friends from the popular MMO data mining operation social networking website's friends lists this week. Thisreporter can confirm that 45-50 people on her friends listvanished in the night – survivors who contacted [...]
Full StoryMetaplace – Pools Closed Due to Lack of Traction
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Tizzers Foxchase got in the last word in Metaplace Central - “POOLS CLOSED DUE TO AIDS” – and seconds later Raph Koster’s user generated virtual world creation service closed permanently last weekend. What went wrong – and how did the end of the virtual world affect the community? Informed [...]
Full StoryFugazi Smalls — Post 6 Grrrrl
[So I've known Fugazi Smalls for quite a bit of time, always admired her av, and decided to ask her to be one of January's Post 6 Grrrls when I got the opportunity to help Timothy. She happily obliged. -Daeynaries Lane] Note: Post6 Photographer Timothy Morpork is on a few weeks of vacation. In hisabsence, [...]
Full StoryNew Breed of Bots Chats Up Second Life
Artificial life with a hidden message? by Senban Babii A new breed of chat bot – exhibiting what could be Nazi sympathies -now roams the grid. Is this how Linden Lab will repopulate a metaversesuffering from an online population meltdown? In this exclusiveinterview, the Herald discovers those silent, haunting mannequins thatflock to infohubs and pretend [...]
Full StoryJumpman Lane Leaps To Lab’s Defense – Burns Stroker Serpentine in Effigy
Slut Magazine owner's pictorial campaign against Second Life SexBed Entrepreneur by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Taking a cue from the NoH8 campaign, Jumpman Lane hopes to mobilize metaverse sentiment against Stroker Serpentine by inviting well known avatars to join a pictorial campaign supporting Linden Lab. Asked for comment about the effigy, Mr. Serpentine said, [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: It’s the Avatar, Stupid.
Magic ingredients for a compelling metaverse by Tizzers Foxchase Since the dawn of online gaming, the driving force which has kept players glued to their computer for hours has been the advancement of one's character by means of levels and better items. Many of you can probably the recall the satisfying feeling of accomplishment when [...]
Full StorySecond Life Losing Traction? Concurrent Users Slide
Massively details slipping online population – except for an in-world protest of LL policy by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk a year in decline: median concurrency graph courtesy of Tateru Nino On December 25th, Tateru Nino of Massively decided to skip the Linden's Christmas present for this year and opted to hand the Lab a [...]
Full StoryDebi Dastardly — Post 6 Grrrrrl
[Debi Dastardly contacted me about Post 6 a couple of weeks ago and has proven to be one of my all-time favorite models. Charming, witty and very enthusiastic about The Herald and Post 6, Debi shows that sometimes wonderful things can come in small packages. I am proud to present this week's Post 6 Grrrl, [...]
Full StoryGame Gods Play Nostrodamus – Metaplace Apocalypse Jan 1, 2010
User generated content world coming to end – doomed avatars plan killer party for 1/1/2010 by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Raph Koster, overwhelmed by baby dragon gifts lays on the street in Metaplace Central The winter solstice was a dark day for those who invested time in Metaplace – on December 21 players [...]
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