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The newest SimCity installment, SimCity Societies, will not feature a realistic urban environment much to the chagrin of many fans of the series who rely on the series for their daily dose of obsessive-compulsive controlling of everything.
Even bigger than the news that it will not be realistic is that longtime producer Maxis will not be developing the game. Instead Tilted Mill Entertainment will take over the reigns of the project which has many fans upset. I am sure TME is doubting their decision to have forums on their site right now.
Angered fans have spoken out against the direction of the …read more

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RiversRunRed is a very successful business in Second Life. Here’s the interview with Justin Bovington of RiversRunRed. It’s a great podcast, and any of you interested in how the business developed within Second Life needs to hear this podcast.
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Robyn is Robyn Fritch in Second Life. She loves to receive gifts in Linden cash ::hint hint::

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I’m Robyn Fritch in Second Life, but apparently now I can be Robyn Tippins if I want to pony up the dough:
CNet.com’s Daniel Terdiman reports that LL will begin charging individuals and companies RL money to use their ‘legal’ last names, or in the case of companies, presumably the company’s name (as in the recently-seen MillionsOfUs and Reuters). The article is unclear on whether or not one will be able to choose any surname they desire other than their actual RL name.
While this will be wonderful news for some, know that the pricing scheme may put some off: $100 for …read more

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Well, to be exact it’s really a wholly owned subsidiary of NCSoft to the tune of 100M Yen. They’ll join subsidiary offices in US and Europe, and joint ventures in Japan, China, Taiwan, and Thailand.
NCsoft penetrated into Japanese market in 2001 by establishing a joint venture, and now is servicing both Lineage and Lineage II. Guild Wars is lined up for a commercialized service starting from January 27th. During the third quarter of 2005, NCsoft hit the record of 7.6 billion Korean Won in revenue with 3.7 billion in operating profit in Japan due to the consistent demands generated from …read more

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Of course, that’s the headline from the press release, so it could be true or it could be PR hype. Either way, Frazer Nash Communications has been hired at iEntertainment to handle the marketing for the firm.
“iEntertainment Network is very pleased to have Frazer Nash back on our team”, says JW “Wild Bill” Stealey, Fighter Pilot, Computer Game Entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of MicroProse Software with Mr. Sid Meier, and CEO of iEntertainment Network. “Frazer Nash is a fun, interesting guy who has always had a good time promoting good games. I look forward to the opportunity to bring our …read more

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