Gamer Steals From Virtual World to Pay Real Debts

03 Jul, 2009, 10:56 am IST Reuters

Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market. More

Metaplace Virtual World Now Embeddable

02 Jul, 2009, 11:16 am IST tech2 News Staff Windows

Metaplace has announced that any virtual world created with them can now be easily embedded into any webpage. More

Kids Socialize in a Virtual World as Avatars

02 Jun, 2007, 2:00 pm IST Reuters Windows

Children have always enjoyed make-believe. Now, some new Web sites are letting them live out their fantasies in virtual worlds using self-designed avatars. More

Company to Create Chinese Virtual World

02 Jun, 2007, 1:46 pm IST Reuters Windows

Swedish software company MindArk, which operates the online game ''Entropia Universe,'' has authorized a Beijing company to create a version of its online game for the Chinese market. More