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The Top 5 Stories of 2004
There is room for debate about this list, but we think the clear #1 story of the year was our pursuit of corruption by Mr. President in the Alphaville Elections. After Mr-President received gushing coverage by lesser media outlets like the New York Times, NPR, and Wired News, it fell upon the Herald to tell [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Saw it Coming – anonymous gaming as a training ground for sociopathic behavior
In this essay, our reader DigitalGaia takes us back to the early days of virtual communitites and contends that griefing and predatory behavior (especially by teens) has always been with us and should come as no surprise now. Sample quote: “It was then that I began to observe the frighteningly real effect a life without [...]
Full StoryUO Death Watch Begins
Folks on Terra Nova are now speculating that the end may be near for Ultima Online, what with its declining user base, aging technology, and aborted attempts to upgrade. Well, we do know one thing: EA is excellent at wrecking MMORPGs. My question would be: which does EA pull the plug on first — UO [...]
Full StoryTreasure Island Sale Evokes Memories of Old Alphaville
A couple of days ago, someone paid the equivalent of $26,500 US for a virtual island on the European MMORPG Project Entropia. I didn’t cover this at the time because it was another MMORPG after all, and it seemed well covered by Terra Nova and Slashdot. But yesterday The Register published an article on the [...]
Full StoryAdvertisement: SLB is Back in Business!
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 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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