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Something Awful writes about how all the Web 2.0 lusting PR firms jumping on Second Life are discovering the joys of… Something Awful, would be my guess. Or, as CNet put it, Unfortunately, as the interview was commencing, the event was attacked by a “griefer,” someone intent on disrupting

As seen on Zen of Design, the Chinese are seeing the South Korean moves towards RMT legislation and saying “hm, got to get us some of that“. Of course, the stereotype of China is being part of the problem with RMT, to put it mildly, but now that the Chinese

HURRRRRR (May not be worksafe in parts. But are YOU going to tell him that? I didn’t think so.)

Just in case Joel Stein’s search for his special purpose wasn’t enough of a PR hit for the Lindenistas, another one may be brewing, at least in Europe: The French National Front’s Moselle youth league‘s opened up a recruiting office. I suspect this will be met

Joel Stein actually logs into Second Life and wanders outside the Green Zone. I thought I’d want to have lots of sex. Meaningless, multipartnered, degrading sex. After all, if Second Life is a virtual community in which you can look however you want, do whatever you want and use

…and apparently decides that not enough game companies have Latin names. Areae, Inc. is a company dedicated to taking the tired old virtual world and making it into something fresh and new. Something anyone can jump into. Something where anyone can find something fun to do or a game to

Julian Dibbell, author and UO gold monger, was recently interviewed by the Escapist, and he wants you to know that you gamers hurt him deeply. More than anything, he seems bemused by the occasional blast of negative attention paid to the industry he worked in and documented. “I’m certainly