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

Germany Investigating 'Second Life' Porn

14 May, 2007, 11:54 am IST AP

German authorities are trying to uncover the identity of a person who's offering child pornography in the virtual world of ''Second Life.'' More

FBI Checks Gambling in Second Life

05 Apr, 2007, 4:32 pm IST Reuters Windows

FBI investigators have visited Second Life's Internet casinos at the invitation of the virtual world's creator Linden Lab. More

Sony to Launch 'Game 3.0' Virtual Universe

08 Mar, 2007, 1:05 pm IST AP

Sony announces plans to launch its own virtual universe and a 3-D game built almost entirely by players. More

BBC Plans Online Virtual World For Kids

25 Jan, 2007, 11:00 am IST Priyanka Pradhan

BBC plans to build an online virtual world for kids, while rumors of its tie up with YouTube do the rounds. More

Second Life Attacked

21 Nov, 2006, 4:18 pm IST Nikhil Singh PC

This MMOG Second Life was attacked by a malicious program, which forced Linden Labs to shut the game server for a while on Sunday... More

Second Life Suffers Security Breach

11 Sep, 2006, 3:20 pm IST Reuters PC

Second Life, the online site where scores of people play out fantasy lives, has suffered a computer security breach. More