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February Census of Activity in TSO
Raw stats thanks to Cherry Bomb (who is not responsible for the explanation or the formatting!) We are told by EA that TSO has 80,000 subscribers, but did you ever wonder how many actually play TSO or how many hours are logged? Perhaps we can extrapolate. Following is a census of recorded visitor hours listed [...]
Full StoryEvangeline Terminated: Maxis Moves Against Other Griefers at Free Money for Newbies
By Deep Max In a move that residents of Alphaville have been pleading for for several weeks, Maxis has moved against several accounts associated with The Free Money For Newbies property. Most of the terminated accounts will be familiar to the readers of the Alphaville Herald. Among the accounts terminated or suspended are two of [...]
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Freak Radio GET YOUR FREAK ON WITH FREAK RADIO — WWW.FREAKRADIO.NET Ciano Family/Mafia “Hello. My name is Nick Ciano, Godfather and Head Boss of the Ciano Family/Mafia in Alphaville. I’m looking for capable people to join us; previous mob experience is not required. Please contact me — Nick Ciano — in game for more details” [...]
Full StoryAfter a few moments of silence, Kale speaks on the termination of Urizenus
All right, I realize and fully concede that this comes from an impartial standpoint, so take it for what it’s worth or don’t take it at all- your choice. I won’t keep quiet any longer. The termination of Urizenus is just sad. Kale has refused to play the game since the whole sordid turn of [...]
Full StoryELECTRONIC ARTS HAS RESPONDED TO MY LATEST PLEA
As sad as I was to have to report the “indifference” EA had displayed after frequent attempts to contact them on a matter involving possible harm to a child encountered on TSO that I felt very strongly about (See Below “EA’s INDIFFERENCE),” I am delighted to have finally received a reply from the them. The [...]
Full StoryINTERVIEW WITH FANS: DIRECTOR OF THE ALPHAVILLE GOVERNMENT CIA
It was brought to my attention that there is an entity in Alphaville representing itself as the Alphaville Government. The director of the CIA for that entity expressed a desire to be interviewed after reading the series we’ve been running on notorious factions and personas within Alphaville. The following is the interview that took place. [...]
Full StoryEA’s Indifference on Record Here & Now
It depresses me to have to put this down “on record” of sorts. If anyone has been following us here, you’re aware that there was a serious incident that happened a couple months ago involving a claim of possible child abuse reported to Maxis (See Below “Challenge Everything:” and comments). It bothered me greatly and [...]
Full StoryRe-visiting the Intellectual Property Rights Revolution in MMOGs: Examining the Second Life TOS
We’ve discussed this issue below but I wanted to refresh a little post on top here tonight (no disrespect to the now towering interview with Polie Bear). I’ve had a chance to peruse the terms of service posted at www.secondlife.com. It’s rather interesting, and I urge you all to check them out. Cory recently posted [...]
Full StoryInternational SimCon update
More news on the upcoming International SimCon. Looks like there has been a change of venue – will now be held at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn MI. That is probably a good move. They also announce a call for nominations for the “Simmy Awards.” Voting will take place in January and will conclude at [...]
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