Tabula Rasa 101

Tabula Rasa 101: Stuff you'd want to know
MMORPG blog - USA
For those who are unfamiliar with this title, Tabula Rasa is an up-and-coming third-person MMORPG from NCsoft where players will get to make up the force that ...

Taxing MMO's..

Representative Saxton Says Taxing SL Would Be a Mistake
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Friday October 20, 2006 1:53 PM EDT

Filed under: News , Business We can all breathe a sigh of relief. Representative Jim Saxton, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee said, regarding the recent news that congress was looking into tax issues concerning virtual worlds, "The goal of the forthcoming JEC study is to help lawmakers understand the issues involved and head off any premature attempt to impose a tax on virtual economies." Boldly said. Apparently this is just a fact-finding mission, nothing to worry about. Further,...

Musical Instruments in Second Life

Musical Instruments in SL

	Friday October 20, 2006 8:27 PM EDT
	Here's a little piece about the range of musical instruments in SL, from a blog called Music Thing. I found the tone of the post to be slightly dismissive, as though the author was unable to reconcile his hopes for finding something awe-inspiring with the reality of what he found in-world. The piece completely skips over the feat of virtual engineering Robbie Dingo utilized simply to create what he has in the first place. Regardless, it's always nice to see different sources cover SL with a...

'The Bard' Coming soon...

Shakespeare goes digital
GameSpot - USA
MacArthur Foundation backs professor's foray into game building; the Bard is coming to an MMO near you soon. By Daniel Terdiman, News.com. ...

Auto Assault - Halloween Event

Game: Auto Assault
Article Title: Halloween Event
Link to Article: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm?loadNews=6415

one milLLLLLLlion dollars...errr.. residents!

We Have a Winner!

Wednesday October 18, 2006 9:23 PM EDT

Drum roll, please: the date and time of the registration of the millionth user was October 18th, 2006, at 08:05:45 AM, SL Time. The one millionth resident's name is Farley Atlantis, and I'll be contacting him/her soon for an interview (if he/she will have me!), but I know that you're all waiting for the name of the winning resident. Interestingly enough, only 3 people guessed the date correctly. With a prediction of 8:30 AM, the...

Ben Folds to Play Second Life.

Ben Folds to Play SL	Top
Tuesday October 17, 2006 10:06 PM EDT
Filed under: Entertainment , News October 19th will see the grand opening of Starwood Hotel's Aloft Island, previously posted here . In conjunction with Starwood Hotels, Sony BMG Music Entertainment will be holding a launch party at Aloft Island from 4 - 6 PM, SL Time. As a special bonus, Ben Folds (formerly of the Ben Folds Five) will play new material from his upcoming release, supersunnyspeedgraphic, at 5:40. At 6 PM, Ben will greet residents at Sony's new space on The Electric Sheep...

[PogoWolf] You know when you’ve hit bottom when…

Taking 'Second Life' to the next level

Taking 'Second Life' to the next level
newsmaker Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale goes in-world to take on the challenges of the virtual world's explosive growth.
Wednesday October 18, 2006 04:00AM PDT

How to quit this cruel world (of Warcraft)

How to quit this cruel world (of Warcraft)
MMORPG blog - USA
Thing is, if you've got limited funds and you already have a problem regarding losing wallet money just to feed your MMO lust, it seems a bit self defeating to ...

Developers on designing the MMORPG

LOTRO: Developers on designing the MMORPG
MMORPG blog - USA
Getting an MMO to tell a story isn't easy. There are tons of MMOs out there that are supposed to provide their players rich fantasy ...