Virtual gaming worlds overtake Namibia
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Inhabitants of virtual worlds are giving the games they play real economic power, a study has found.
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As boisterous teenagers wage bloody beast  wars in virtual universes at a clamorous downtown Internet  cafe, a handful of men, oblivious to the din, stare transfixed  at an ancient, slow-paced, black-and-white board game on their  screens.
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Namibia's ruling SWAPO party scored an  overwhelming victory in official election results on Sunday,  bolstering the former guerrilla movement as it grapples with  sensitive issues such as land reform.
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Wave of future rolls up on Oz shores House of Cards Australian gaming behemoth Tabcorp achieved a milestone of sorts last week with its announcement that it had for the first time surpassed Aus $1 billion in annual internet revenues, Casinocitytimes.com has reported. The figure constituted a 23% increase over the previous fiscal year.â¦
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A VIRTUAL crime simulator expected to be one of the biggest selling computer games of all time has been hit by techno-pirates. The Edinburgh company Rockstar North has made a fortune from its detailed virtual worlds where crime is the aim of the game.
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It's not just work that's being outsourced from wealthy nations to poorer ones. These days, online gamers in developing countries are being paid to earn virtual goods that wealthier players are too lazy or unskilled to win on their own. By Laila Weir.
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Namibia&#39;s ruling party candidate, Hifikepunye Pohamba, has won an overwhelming victory in the country&#39;s presidential election.
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'Grey goo' gridlock Virtual world Second Life was forced to shut up shop for around 15 minutes on Sunday to clean up after a computer worm attack brought servers run by parent company Linden Labs to a virtual standstill.â¦
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By Rachel Konrad THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  SAN FRANCISCO -- Capitalizing on the popularity of social networks and online worlds, Sony will launch its own virtual universe and another 3-D game built almost entirely by players.
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By RACHEL KONRAD SAN FRANCISCO - IBM Corp. is launching an ambitious marketing campaign in the hip virtual world &quot;Second Life.&quot;Big Blue has developed 12 &quot;virtual islands,&quot; and most will be open to anyone with a Second Life account starting next week.
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Sweden-based Entropia Universe announced Wednesday it will create China&#39;s first cash-based virtual worlds where millions of people can work, socialize, learn and fall in love.
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LOS ANGELES  - In the wake of virtual  worlds like Second Life and such file-sharing stalwarts as  YouTube and Flickr, Sony Computer Entertainment is using its  PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable to usher in its own  virtual online-connected community.
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Walk softly and carry a thin pipe All next week a worldwide virtual war is being fought. Soldiers, warships, jets, and unmanned drones from the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand are combining in cyberspace to form "Task Force BISON," which will join NATO's "Task Force ATLANTICA" to mount massive amphibious landings in a conflict-stricken West African warzone.â¦
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Spotlight hits political activism in virtual world. Naturally, mainstream media wants to know if terrorism is next.Images: In-world griefing attacks
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Metaplace builds a different architecture for virtual worlds.
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Sweden is opening an embassy in the internet fantasy world Second Life - the first country to do so.
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Italy's Gabetti Property Solutions has  joined the Second Life land rush, laying claim to being the  first real-life property company in the booming virtual world.