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Join a Mass Experiment in Futurist Prediction with the Game "Superstruct" [Superstruct]

io9 - Oct 16, 2008

The year is 2019, and a report has just come out proving that the Earth's population is likely to suffer catastrophic collapse by the 2040s. Energy costs are rising, a new pandemic called ReDS is devastating the globe …

Also tagged: gaming, interview, feature, top, futurism, jamais cascio, superstruct

Watch Out for the Terrorists in Your MMO [Virtual Terror]

io9 - Sep 18, 2008

A researcher at the National Defense University in the U.S. is convinced that the terrorists could be hatching their next plot in World of Warcraft or Second Life. Danger Room's Noah Shachtman reports that Dwight Toavs …

Also tagged: technology, security, defense, intelligence, virtual terror
Now You Can Play With Hal Jordan [DC Universe Online]

io9 - Sep 16, 2008

While we may have been hearing about the upcoming DC Universe Online MMORG for some time, the announcement yesterday that fan-favorite writer Geoff Johns was writing parts of the game - including sequences familiar to …

Also tagged: games, geoff johns, dc universe, dc universe online, dcu online
Beyond Protocol Lets You Conquer Planets for Free Until December [Beyond Protocol]

io9 - Aug 22, 2008

The makers of Beyond Protocol, a real-time strategy MMO of interplanetary warfare, just announced that they're pushing their release date to November of this year. Bad news, right? Well, there's a big, thick silver …

Also tagged: games, real time strategy, dark sky, beyond protocol
Champions Online: Superheroes vs. Westworld? [Mmo]

io9 - Aug 21, 2008

Fans got their first hands-on experience of superhero MMO Champions Online at Gen-Con Indy last week, and some in-game footage has made its way online (see video below). Running around in tights and blasting bad guys …

Also tagged: games, superheroes, wonder woman, westworld, cryptic, gen con, champions online, robot cowboys
First Look At The New Star Trek MMO World [Star Trek Online]

io9 - Jul 30, 2008

Federation space stations guarded by expansive sensors snake across the Alpha Quadrant. Cryptic Studios have released screen shots that give future gamers a look into the brand new Star Trek Online universe. From the …

Also tagged: games, star trek, gallery, movie, j j abrams, star trek online
Did Somebody Hack Your Virtual Breasts? [Hacking]

io9 - Jun 6, 2008

I can't stop thinking about a story that broke earlier this week about a bug that reduced the breast sizes of tons of large-boobed avatars in the MMO "Age of Conan" (you can see before and after pictures here). No word …

Also tagged: virtual worlds, age of conan, boobies
Discover The Sensuality Of Virtual Worlds [Second Skin]

io9 - Mar 8, 2008

Virtual worlds are driving people to suicide -- and making them fall in love. A new documentary, opening this weekend, follows seven people who are devoted to virtual worlds, and finds them struggling with addiction …

Also tagged: sxsw, rpg, world of warcraft, second life, gamers, vr, virtual reality, weird science, juan carlos, second skin