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Tigger Fired?!!!
Veterans of TSO will remember Tigger as the Maxis rep on the Stratics Boards. As reported by Father Callahan in the Herald one year ago, she departed EA/Maxis for the greener pastures of SOE, where she was the community relations rep for SWG. But according to sources playing SWG, she has now been removed from [...]
Full StoryGrand Theft Dreadnought: EVE Online Crimeplay Rolls On
A dreadnought in flight EVE Online‘s player pirates have struck again, this time in a case of Grand Theft Dreadnought, making off with one of the most formidable ships in the game in a heist that has alternately been called “brilliant,” “stupid” and, inevitably, a reprehensible “h4xploit” that should be disallowed by the game. But [...]
Full StoryCmdrTaco takes on Blizzard.
There is an interesting story in slashdot, by one CmdrTaco, who was forced to change his WoW name by the game owner Blizzard Entertainment. Why? Because ‘Cmdr’ is a title he hasn’t earned. Never mind that “Commander” isn’t even a title you can earn in the game and never mind that CmdrTaco is this guys [...]
Full StorySex and the Simmy
As if Sociolotron weren’t enough! For those interested in the eroto-sexual possibilities of the online world, there’s a new MMO in town, one in which “adults can meet other adults and act out their fantasies through graphically rich avatars,” according to the news in Next Generation. Spend the Night, from Republik Games (the company’s first [...]
Full StoryCo-Opting the Contraband in EVE Online
As EVE Online‘s pod pilots know, not everything you can fit in your ship’s cargo hold is equally pleasing to the NPC authorities who keep a watchful eye on Empire space. Drugs like Drop and Frentix, radioactive goods like plutonium, forbidden icons like Khumaak, and even the ectoplasm used to make the viscous suspension liquid [...]
Full StoryState of Debauchery III beta test: Ludium 1
One of the corrupt, pirate luffing judges at Ludium 1. While I am busy crafting my report on the scandals and miscarriages of justice that dominated Ted Castronova’s Ludium, I thought I would point you all to some pics from the event. The ones currently showing seem to have been snapped by Cory (Linden) Ondrejka, [...]
Full StoryAs Plague Tears through WoW, we wonder: Can it happen here?
For those of you who are hermetically sealed in your own little game, you may not have heard that there is a plauge tearing through Wow. As discussed on Alice, Clickable Culture, Terra Nova, and elsewhere, the facts as originally reported in Shacknews Forums, are these: Blizzard adds in a new instance, Zul’Gurub. Inside is [...]
Full StoryCyber-Prostitutes Discover eBay?
Seems like oh so many centuries ago when the Herald introduced the world to cyberprostitutes and virtual sex slaves, including of course SL’s Sasami Wishbringer — who roleplayed as a biologically 8 year old girl/sex slave for hire. Now the UK newspaper The Guardian is reporting a World of Warcraft Night Elf was selling her(?) [...]
Full StoryHas WoW Hit the Wall?
Some interesting speculation on Joystiq. With all kinds of level 60 players with not much left to do, and the servers groaning under the load on higher level quests, well, World of Warcraft could be the next MMO flame-out. At least that seems to be suggested by the guy Joystiq is blogging. Name is Mark [...]
Full StoryEVE EXTRA: $16.5k Heist/Assassination Breaks Ubiqua Seraph Corp
Read all about it! After a months-long infiltration operation, the Eve Online corporation Guiding Hand Social Club managed to work its agents high into the ranks of the Ubiqua Seraph corp (corps are Eve’s version of guilds), from whence they pulled off what is being called the biggest heist/coup/assassination in Eve history, making away with [...]
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