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more about #secondlife NINTENDO_ZEALOT: "Gay Mafia"? lol more » TheOmnitron: I continually feel that this subject is being overblown. As long as you have 13 year olds playing competitive games online you are going to have every... more » johnmarkley: Now all I can think of is how much I wish I knew how to play an instrument so that I could start a grindcore band called "Fuck Coffin." more » dkrefft: I LOVE the last line of this article. I'm going to try and blame something real on the sale of counterfeit fuck coffins at some point in the coming d... more » Imaginary Eagle: How many different dildos can there be? more » Mister Jack got an iPod Touch!: How weird would it be to be the judge presiding over this case? "Your honor, we seek to prove that Second Life users have been infringing on our COPY... more » cavalerie: It never ceases to amaze me, how pathetic Second Life and its players are. more » MarcianTobay: I wonder how many very serious articles detailing the legal implications of the burgeoning concept of digital escapism use the phrase "fuck coffins". ... more » NeöStarr: People spent six hundred million dollars on virtual sex toys? Money would have been better spent updating their hardware, if you ask me. more » ebakrevs: Everytime I think of second life I think of Drew Toothpaste's review of it. [blog.toothpastefordinner.com] The man is a genius. more » excel_excel: heehee... Sounds funny, but microtransactions are no joke. Some $600 million in in-world sales are expected this year I think I can't breathe more » Befitzero: And who says that our court system isn't bogged down with stupid and frivolous lawsuits? I wonder how they hell can you sue for copy infringement for... more » Hypernetic: I'm not a big fan of the IRS or anything, but it amuses me that most people hate the IRS simply because of old jokes and TV shows/movies. Do you ha... more » Mentuss: You know what they say... There are only two things certain in Second Life: Yiffing and taxes. more » zgreenwell: You take our money and use it for this? And you expect us to be happy about it? more » Draco_2k: Hold on a second... Is that avatar wearing Mario's raccoon suit? more » Slust: [Insert Face Palm Demotivational Here] more » AngelMayLaugh Loves Rashida Jones: So ummm. Is Furhey back or what? more » Twoflower: I'm an active member of Second Life (pulling in considerable scratch selling casual games there) and even I think this is completely pants on head ret... more » Taggart6 wishes you happy holidays!!!: You want to recruit on line? Start up a WOW raid group with IRS recruiters. more » -
#ohboy
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. More » -
#virtualworlds
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 favor of a virtual presence in Second Life. More » -
#movies
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 theaters today, but if you can't make it there's always Hulu. More » -
#glaad
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 immortalizes your screen name. More » -
#zap
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. More » -
#editorial
GLAAD Panel: Pearls of Wisdom And Points Of Discussion
I've got a re-cap of last Saturday's Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation right here, but if you're looking for quick quotes and interesting issues to rehash, here are a few gems. More » -
#glaad
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. More » -
#virtualworlds
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. More » -
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#legal
Texas May Force Sex Offenders To Register Gamertags
Legislators in Texas have proposed a bill that would expand what registered sex offenders would be required to disclose, including the release of online screen names. That could potentially even cover online gaming social networks. More » -
#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. More » -
#secondlife
Lawyer-Mans of Dune Smack Down Second Life Arrakis
The lord high executioners of Frank Herbert's estate have demanded that all Second Life areas (inhabited by all of 130 people) remove all references to Dune IP. Drat. There goes my 36-inch sandworm cock. More » -
#lawsuits
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. More » -
#virtualromance
Cheating Second Life Husband: The Movie
The Canadian Broadcasting Company documentary on cheating spouses in Second Life has aired, featuring a look at the women in the life of Dutch, the Second Life cheating husband we've come to love. More » -
#podcast
Kotaku Podcast: The Drinking Game!
In this month's in-game podcast Mike McWhertor, Mike Fahey, Adam Barenblat and I are joined by our Kotaku Editor for a day winner in Grand Theft Auto IV. More » -
#virtualgoods
Linden Lab Buys Second Life Virtual Marketplaces OnRez And Xstreet SL
Second Life creators Linden Lab have been shopping for shopping, acquiring virtual goods marketplaces OnRez and Xstreet SL in order to integrate them into their popular virtual world. More » -
#dudeornotadude
Second-Life Hooker Bares All
"We have street prostitution here in Italy, and I have always wanted to be one of them," says "Palela Anderson," who is a high priced escort in Second Life. More » -
#furriesnekosandtinies
A Field Guide To Second Life Animal Hybrids
As some of you were confused about the difference between what Second Life denizens call furries and what they call nekos, or hybrids, I thought I would take a moment to clear things up. More » -
#virtualromance
Second Life Cheating Husband Surprised by Movie Deal
The man at the heart of the Second Life story, which Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski seeks to turn into a movie, was caught off guard by news of the film adaptation. More » -
#feature
PlayStation Home And Second Life: Worlds Apart
Ever since PlayStation Home was first announced in January 2007, people have been calling it Second Life for the PlayStation 3. We take a look at what separates these two very different virtual worlds. More » -
#secondlife
Pirates of the Caribbean Director Lands Rights To Second Life Film
Filmmakers and novelists have a long history of plucking stories out of newspapers and turning them into something wonderful. But this is not one of those cases.
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