The Alphaville Herald

Bonnano vs. Bellini: Round 1

by Jackie Brown It seems a war is brewing between the Bonnano Family, ran by expert weapon maker Vincent Stravinsky and former Kingpin Mafia associate Carlo Platini, and the Bellini Family ran by Stacy Maracas. We got word of this war brewing and requested interviews on both sides of the fence. So far only the [...]

Neualtenburg – SL`s Most Hated Project

“On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a democractic socialist republic.” At her blog, Gwyneth Llewellyn recently looked at some of the same virtual governance issues discussed in Urizenus’ State of Play discussion. The ever-misspelt Neultenburg projekt, of which Gwyneth is a key figure, has become something of a Bavarian [...]

Controversial German Designer Returns From Her 8th Suspension – Interview 2/2

Athel Richelieu’s screen-shot of the now-erased compound, moments before he abuse-reported it. SS logo in foreground. by Neal Stewart In part two of our interview with controversial designer Katja Eisenberg, Katja responds to allegations that she is a Neo-Nazi and connoisseur of racist humour. She explains her true views on Adolf Hitler, George Bush, the [...]

Dark Side Mafia pwned by Bio-satanic Herald Stringers

Herald Stringers Melody Moseley, Renee Marshall, Kyran Nyak, Apollo Case, Sami Suavage and Twitty pwn the DSM In the darkest corners of Jessie, where the toxic sludge oozes through walls and the residents positively glow from their daily dose of radiation, the Herald keeps a stable of stringers that are paid for information with virtual [...]

Controversial German Designer Returns From Her 8th Suspension – Interview 1/2

SL’s Baddest Builder, part 1: Yadni the Junkyard Dawg

In his first life, Yadni Monde is a night clerk in a hotel in a secluded corner of France, but in his Second Life ™ he is the baddest architect on the grid. With an imagination fueled by a massive library of classical and fantasy architecture and copious amounts of ganga, he doesn’t just build [...]

Furry Builds Biggest Second Life Avatar – Giant Wolf

by Neal Stewart

Wedding Announcement: KamaSutra Koolhaus and RavenStarr Zuma

The Herald has begun accepting wedding announcements for publishing to celebrate the union of the people involved for a nominal fee. If you would like to announce your wedding in the Herald please contact Gina Fatale in game for details. Our first wedding to announce is that of KamaSutra Koolhaus and RavenStarr Zuma.

A Walk to Remember

(Image stolen from CubeyTerra.com) Veteran vehicle-engineer and all-round propellerhead Cubey Terra recently hacked and slogged his way through fields of ban-lines and ejection-scripts to successfully complete what has become the first circumnavigation of the entire Second Life map.

Game Reviews: #1 Living the Dark Life

by Koden Farber For those who love role playing games but are so addicted to Second Life they can’t log off to play something else, several in-game games may be the solution. In this report, I begin a series of reviews of in world games. This week we dive into Dark Life. In subsequent reviews [...]