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1. Kotaku (Australia) - Worlds.com Targets World of Warcraft, Second Life For Patent Suit. "Virtual world patent holder Worlds.com filed suit against NCSoft in December, claiming its games, including City of Heroes and Guild Wars, were violating its patent for multiplayer virtual environments. And it won't stop there. Worlds.com CEO Thom Kidrin says that the company … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Associated Content (USA) - Islands for Sale Follow Cave Home onto Real Estate Oddities Market. "First it was a cave house that was auctioned off on eBay; now there are private islands for sale. Would you buy an island right now? What is more, would you buy a private island on Second Life? Private islands for sale aside, there currently is a unique cave home listed on eBay … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. University World News (USA) - Alliance to create virtual worlds. "A major IT company has teamed up with a Canadian open university to establish a research centre that will create bespoke three-dimensional virtual learning environments. Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc has announced the creation of a new education centre for excellence at Athabasca University, Canada's … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Forbes (USA) - The Second Life Hype Has Fizzled—Is Twitter Next? "Second Life is still a vibrant virtual world—with over 12.2 million registered users and more than 54,000 online the last time I logged in—but you wouldn’t know it from the media coverage (or lack thereof) lately. It wasn’t always this way, as MediaShift’s Mark Glaser recounts, in a post covering how Second … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Los Angeles Times (USA) - Virtual Muslim world bans drinking, sex. "Ever wanted to experience life in the Muslim world but didn't have enough money to fly to Cairo? The first-ever virtual version of the Muslim world was recently launched online. Muxlim Pal lets you adopt an animated avatar and interact with others online in a virtual world governed by the rules of Islam. You … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news