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Galactic War Rages – Star Wars Roleplay in Second Life
Join the war effort today by Cayce Urriah, Mandalorian Reporter Very recently, in a galaxy far, far away within the Metaverse of Second Life, battles rage, blasters light the night with crimson, and there is… yes, there is only war. The long standing order of the Dark Lords of the Sith, ruling from their fortress [...]
Full StoryPhilip Linden: All Copyable Content Will Be Free
Second Life founder suggests selling live experiences Second Life’s content creators may be in deep trouble if Philip Rosedale – the on-again, off-again CEO of Linden Lab – can forsee the future of online content. Mr. Rosedale is quoted in the Time magazine Future of Content Time 100 Roundtable as saying, "anything that can be [...]
Full StoryMoonray Zsun — Post 6 Robot
[I try to find people of all types, and avatars of all shapes and sizes. I only recently realized that I'd left out an entire segment; robots. I put the word out to my friends and one of them found Moonray Zsun, who I can say in all honesty is the smartest and sexiest robot [...]
Full Story3 Amazing Second Life Sims You’ve *Never* Heard Of
by Cayce Urriah, Mandalorian Reporter Kowloon In February of 1997, a small time game company under the name Zeque released an adventure role playing game for the Playstation called Kowloon’s Gate. In the game, the destroyed Walled City, Kowloon, reappeared from the netherworld. Recreating itself in the streets of Hong Kong, it was determined to [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab Executive Exodus Continues
Another one bites the dust The ultra slimfast human resources cull continues at Linden Lab with the sudden – and unexplained – departure of Brian Michon, the Lab’s Vice President of Core Development. The hiring of Mr. Michon was celebrated with a breathless press release from the Lab in late January 2009 with now departed [...]
Full StorySecond Life Halloween Roundup
by Zombified Herold Horrorfest: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Floyd/182/80/23 Creators from around the grid have gathered together to bring you Horrorfest, one of the best collaborations of Halloween-themed items on the grid! Come take a look and find your perfect in-world look for Halloween! Murder at Skull Creek – Exodi and WoE, Murder Mystery: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Warehouse/110/135/1005 Solve the murder of [...]
Full StoryOne Man’s Story: The Second Life Economy
Selling virtual drugs, guns, clothes, and wheels while camping for L$s by Frankie Antonioni. Since early 2008 I have been in business in Second Life, and by March of 2008 I had two stores running. In August of 2008, I had about 19,000 L$. Both of my stores sold drugs and other goods: clothes, cars, [...]
Full StoryViewer 2.2 Released, Interim CEO Departs, Metaverse Yawns
A few Second Life players were distracted from an announced update to the controversial new Second Life viewer 2 by news that Philip Linden – Linden Lab founder, CEO, former CEO, and for the last 4 months acting CEO – will be spending more time starting up his LoveMachine, effective immediately. While most players carefully [...]
Full StoryPhilip Linden’s Shocking New Avatar
A character from the Blue Oyster bar more interested in playtime than business? Shocked players across the grid struggled to come to terms with game god Philip Linden’s new look reacting with disbelief, facepalms, and sqeee shrieks. Informed of Philip’s new style, performance artist Vaneeesa Blaylock said, "wow – out of all his SLCC promises… [...]
Full StoryHistory of Star Wars Roleplay in Second Life
Mandalorian sects unite to war against the Galactic Dominion by Cayce Urriah The first major Star Wars Roleplay was Korriban, created by the Dark Lords of The Sith, the first Sith group in Second Life. Shortly after, The Jedi Alliance formed the sim New Holstice. In this era, late 2005, combat was fairly primitive. Using [...]
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