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1. The Australian (Australia) - Is putting real-life law into an avatar's hands viable? "The difficult business of enforcing law and order in virtual worlds -- and resolving the messy consequences when problems spill into real life -- needs to be debated before knee-jerk political responses. Over the past fortnight Facebook memorial sites for murdered Queensland children … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. CNET (USA) - Where virtual worlds once ruled, FarmVille dominates. "Almost every week for the last few years, it seems, I've gotten a press release or a pitch touting some company's great new Facebook games network or kids' virtual world. And why not? Companies like Zynga and Playfish are making money hand over fist with their collections of massively popular social games, … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. PC World (USA) - Lego Creating Multiplayer Online Game. "Toy construction set company Lego Group plans to launch an MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) in the second half of this year, to be called Lego Universe, said Mark Hansen, director of business development and LEGO lead for the project. Lego users have long been known for their creative use of the company's … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. ReadWriteWeb (USA) - Kids on The Web: Are They Satisfied With Virtual Worlds and Games? "For kids under 12 years of age, entertainment websites and virtual worlds are all the rage. My 8-year old daughter plays ToonTown a lot. Club Penguin and Moshi Monsters are also popular in this demographic. But are these types of sites fulfilling the potential and talent our kids have … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. The Register (UK) - Oracle: destroyer of virtual worlds. "Another of Sun Microsystem's almost-practical projects for Java has been shuttered now that Oracle holds the purse strings. Project Darkstar, an open-source application server catered specifically for massively multiplayer online games, will no longer receive Snoracle funding. The news was announced yesterday with a … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news