In Real Life

The World’s Greatest Second Life Troll

I get accused of lurking on /b/ but I honestly don’t. What knowledge I have of /b/ memes comes from my former co-worker Sander. That’s why I’m so late bringing you Ralph Pootawn, the greatest Second Life troll ever. (NSFW)


September 20, 2009
News

Bootlegged Virtual Sex Toys Get Second Life Sued

Yep. If Second Life’s involved, how could sex toys not also be involved? A manufacturer of, uh, intimacy aids has filed a lawsuit alleging that users bootleg, with impunity, the virtual sex toy brand it also sells in Second Life.


August 15, 2009
News

IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions

The Internal Revenue Service isn’t all about taking your money. It’s also about saving you money by foregoing NASCAR sponsorships in favour of a virtual presence in Second Life.


August 8, 2009
In Real Life

Second Skin Documentary Debuts In Theaters, On Hulu

Second Skin, Pure West Films’ documentary about the lives of the people behind the players of massively-multiplayer online games, hits select theatres today, but if you can’t make it there’s always Hulu.


July 30, 2009
In Real Life

See The GLAAD On Games Panel For Yourself

If your Kotaku comment made it into the talking points of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation panel a couple of weeks ago, this video immortalises your screen name.


July 26, 2009
News

Second Life Lawsuit Dropped By Taser, Bro

Remember that dumb-ass lawsuit Taser filed against Linden Lab, because Second Life users were selling and using taser-like devices? Well it’s been dropped, but it could come back.


July 21, 2009
In Real Life

Your Comments Fuel Gay Gaming Conference

Physically, you may not have been at EA Redwood Shores this weekend. But if you commented on to Justin Cole’s op-ed column to Kotaku, you were there in spirit.


July 1, 2009

Second Skin Coming To DVD In August

Second Skin, a documentary about virtual worlds and their inhabitants that we’ve been keeping tabs on since it started casting in 2006, is finally coming to DVD this August.


April 25, 2009

What AJ Learned About Machinima Law Today

Today kicks off Stanford University’s Play Machinima Law Conference with panels of machinima artists, copyright lawyers and legal representatives from Blizzard, EA and Microsoft.


April 22, 2009
News

TASER Sues Second Life For $75,000

A lawsuit filed in Arizona on April 17 charges Second Life creator Linden Lab and a slew of other individuals for trademark infringement on TASER’s handheld self-defense device. Insert zap joke here.