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Mass Bannings in Sociolotron! Is it political???
There have been mass bannings from Sociolotron in recent days (over 50 gamers banned), and once again it appears that an overly restrictive TOS has been used to execute the bannings. What makes the banning particularly interesting is that the banned players are all leading players in the most powerful gangs/guilds in Sociolotron. What, you [...]
Full StoryYikes! Warhammer Online cancelled
Announcement is here. MMORPGDOT analysis is here. Expect interesting discussion here.MMORPEGs be a tough biz to crack.
Full StoryComing soon to an MMORPG near you! The Gambino Family.
In this interview, the Notorious TSO Godfather Tony Gambino takes us back to the founding of the Gambino family in TSO (the first Mafia in TSO, he insists). He talks about his disappointment with how his family has weakened during his sabbatical from online gaming, but promises big things for the family ? including big [...]
Full StoryPostcards from Eve Online
by Banshee Following up on Urizenus? encouragement for a report on my experiences so far in Eve Online, I?m more than happy to oblige. I?ve been playing Eve since about the middle of March 2004 (I played E&B before that, and TSO before *that*), and while there are certainly many aspects of the game that [...]
Full StoryHere comes The Matrix Online
Interesting trailer for the matrix online. Strangely it reminded me of Disney’s Toontown, except that instead of shooting lawyer bots with pies, you are giving bicycle kicks to guys in black suits. YMMV. (Thanks to PM Cruiser for the pointer).
Full StorySecond Life Real Estate Sales Picked up by Press
Seems like the sales of “real estate” by the Lindens (and the “taxation of it) are catching a lot of attention, starting with this Reuters article, and this meta-discussion on Terra Nova. I wonder what MMORPG Reuters was referring to with this remark: “The Second Life world is a little over a year old, but [...]
Full StoryAlpha Refugees Start with Clean Slate in Second Life
In TSO they were caught up in scam houses and drama, but sometimes the incorrigibly bad are really just painfully hungry for some form of intellectual stimulation and creative outlet. Hopefully, the ability to create custom content in Second Life will provide that for them. In this photo some former Alpha residents pause for a [...]
Full StorySL CEO Holds another town meeting
Seems like just last week we reported that the CEO of second life had held a town meeting. Well, here is another, and your intrepid reporter Uri, on vacation in SL, caught the whole thing. It was pretty impressive — especially given what we’ve seen from tso. Phil Linden (Phil Rosendale’s avatar) took questions for [...]
Full StoryThere there Thereians: There is History?
Looks like There is going to be the next boring MMORPG put out if its misery. According to this article in GameSpot, there could be an announcement about the consumer game going down within the next 90 days. Fpr now, Thereians should expect no further updates (hey, sounds like TSO!). Of course the real force [...]
Full StoryWe get Tigger. They get the CEO.
Well, if you are tired of camping out on Stratics and waiting for little nuggets of uninformative nothing from Tigger (aka Ms. I’ll Have to Get Back to You), this should give you something to think about. Following is a link to a Second Life Town Hall meeting with Second Life CEO and founder Phil [...]
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