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Teenie Grid Now Open for Headaches
Teens line up to join SL’s new “Teen Grid” Well, the teen grid is open for business. See this announcement from Robin Linden for details.We are taking bets on when we get to say “we told you so.” And Tony will get to say “I told you so” too.
Full StorySOE Wakes Up! When will EA?
The big big story today is not the new Pope, but a decision by Sony Online Entertainment to begin offering a player-to-player market — called Station Exchange — for the sale of in game assets. As usual, the good Mr. Terdiman is on top of the story in wired.com and the bearded ones freely opine [...]
Full Story“Virtual Reality-Check”
Second Life’s Zero Grace (who masquerades in RL as blogger Tony Walsh) has a trenchant post on the future of SL at his blog, Clickable Culture. “Second Life hasn’t weathered well,” Tony claims. While we don’t agree with all the arguments he puts forth in his post, there are some good points for consideration here. [...]
Full StoryThere ya go again
Our friend Daniel Terdiman is reporting in wired.com that the parent company of There — Forterra Systems — has spun off the social MMO There. A couple of execs have purchased the IP rights and plan on hiring new tech and customer support staff. Our fearless overlord King Philip says that this is good news, [...]
Full StoryEnd of an error era: JC Soprano avi for sale on eBay
I have to say that I personally had a nostalgia attack and shed a tear or two when I saw this: The JC Soprano avatar/founder account on TSO is up for sale on ebay. Yes, this is the very same JC who fought with the Sim Shadow Government (both in game and on CNN), who [...]
Full StoryPushers Hit SL’s Streets as Diablo Cartel Declares Business First
by Gina Fatale Castiglione Ramona and Bebop Voxx of the Diablo Cartel Castiglione Ramona, Diablo Cartel big boss, had grown tired of seeing the proliferation of mom-and-pop mafias in SL, and requested a sit-down with the Herald to set the record straight on recent rumors of his griefing – and to boast about his brand [...]
Full StoryGwyneth: A decentralized, open-source Second Life?
When Gwyneth Llewelyn comes up with some food for thought, it’s usually not a light salad. At her blog she has led a herd of cattle into our living rooms, slaughtered them and impaled their carcasses on rotisseries, ready to be consumed. Her post ‘More thoughts on expanding Second Life® to the metaverse…’ outlines a [...]
Full StoryPutting the Pr0n in Second Life
by Walker Spaight As the lights went down, a hush fell over the crowd… Complete with obligatory poolside scene, RaAusar Powers’s Apollo Theater in Grizedale brought Second Life its first taste of streaming pornography this evening, with a screening of Sophie II: Anal Action before an audience of fifteen eager avatars. WARNING: Adult content follows. [...]
Full Story“Curse of the Burning Seas” Game To Go Beta
During a recent trip to the local tavern, Omega Groshomme spotted the Evil Spaniard Smigmee Pinkerton, lead-developer of “Curse of the Burning Seas”, sneaking out a back entrance. He draws his sword! The exchange is quick and Smigmee’s work with the cutlass is no match for Omega’s rapier. Smigee is reduced from ‘Strong’ to ‘Panic-stricken’. [...]
Full StoryI’m telling ya, that sucker was this big *holds his arms out*
By Koden Farber Ah fishing, one of the many pastimes that have managed to find their way to Second Life. Neo-Realms Fishing Camp is probably the best (possibly only?) fishing spot on SL. From what I can tell, the camp is fairly active and is normally on the popular places list. What makes Neo-Realms Fishing [...]
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