$510 million in Virtual Goods for Three Platforms

An article in Virtual Worlds News reported that Korea-based Cyworld, and the Japanese worlds Mobile Game Town and Gree, generated over $510 million in revenue from virtual goods and services.
Figures published by Plus Eight Star Ltd. said that Cyworld produced $200 million in revenue during 2008; Mobile Game Town generated $250 million; and Gree pulled [...]

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Habbo Grows – As Do Profits

In its recent press release Sulake Corporation, the parent company of Habbo, the world ‘s largest virtual world for teenagers, announced it has broken all previous records with sales 20% up in December 2008. As a result the company reached an annual revenue milestone of 50 million Euros (74 million USD) leading to profit; [...]

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Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference March 29, 2009

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Pimp Your Virtual World With MTV

Virtual MTV is a 3D online social experience where you can live the mtv life with all of your friends. You can create your avatar, design your crib, explore 3D worlds, shop and play fun games. Watch the video to learn more.

The world is a browser-based experience and is a re-working [...]

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Freaky Creatures Virtual World

Abandon Interactive Entertainment has released three trailers for their upcoming virtual game, Freaky Creatures.

Players customize their Creatures using a variety of parts and powers before taking them online to battle their friends. Players are awarded Creature Credits, which can be redeemed at the Creature Club Store online to purchase additional parts, [...]

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Virtual Landing of US Airways 1549 in the Hudson River

On January 17th, US Airways flight 1549 took off from New York’s LaGuardia airport only to land minutes later on the Hudson River. Folks curious about the event don’t have to find their own crashing plane in order to experience the drama but use a virtual recreation available on YouTube.

The simulation [...]

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IBM’s Virtual Culture Festival Opens in Second Life

Although predicting the death of the Second Life virtual world has become a spectator sport, there are still many real lif companies that are involved in using the environment for research, teaching, and promotion. THis includes IBM, who continues to have an active presence. One such project is the Virtual Universe Community (VUC), a passionate [...]

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RuneScape Players Robbed By Hackers

Some players in the RuneScape virtual world found themselves diverted to a clone site where all their virtual belongings and private information were stolen. In a report from ABC’s Channel 15 news in Arizona, they show how an 11-year-old named Timmy (AKA Hellslayer H) was hacked a by a Runescape player.
Timmy’s family had spent [...]

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ScapeNation: A New Tween World

Tween Brands Inc. has just released the beta version of its new tween universe, ScapeNation. According to its website, “ScapeNation is an online world designed for tweens – a never-ending world of adventure and fun, where you can play games, chat with friends, and customize your avatar and your home. It’s made up of 6 [...]

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Piloting a Plane – Virtually

There are two ways to experience the thrill of landing an airplane – whether that be on runway or a river. The first is to go to pilot training school and earn a license, then buy your own plane or get a job in the aviation industry. The second is to hijack a plane and [...]

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