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Cinemassively: CSI:NY Virtual Experience Mystery Game #4

Moo Money — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:30:00 EST

Filed under: Video, Events, in-game, Second Life, Free-to-play, Cinemassively, Machinima

It looks like Anthony Zuiker and the Electric Sheep Company have made good on their promise to deliver fresh mysteries in the CSI sims of Second Life. Last month's episode revolved around an unidentified man that was murdered by one of three potential suspects. SL's most famous contract killer, Venus, may have been the culprit.

This month could get interesting, as Chris Carella, of ESC, blogged that the Venus storyline that aired in October will air again on February 27th. They will be temporarily increasing the amount of CSI sims in anticipation of new signups. In addition, they have a new Valentine's mystery for you to check out, as well as two new mysteries on the 27th.

However, I'm really curious as to when the conclusion will air. Was it affected by the Writers Guild strike? Don't leave us hanging, CBS!

Cinemassively: CSI:NY Virtual Experience Mystery Game #4 originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Electric Sheep Company lays off 1/3 of their staff

Moo Money — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:15:00 EST

Filed under: Real life, Business models, Economy, Events, real-world, Second Life

In a shocking blog entry today, Jeremy Flagstaff noted that the Electric Sheep Company has laid off approximately one-third of their staff, or about 22 people. It has been previously noted that ESC had to cut back on the number of islands for CSI: NY, and now both AOL Pointe and Pontiac are pulling out of Second Life. This news should come as no surprise, but it's still heartbreaking to hear that it happened so close to Christmas.

While it is not known at this time exactly why the layoffs occurred, Jeremy speculates that they will be focusing on technology like OnRez. Joel Greenberg, whose job status is unknown at this time, announced on Twitter that ESC is shutting down their virtual ad network project. In a prophetic blog entry written last week by Rez Menoptra, he speculated on how long builds will last in virtual worlds and who will remember them.

Massively will update you with the latest news on this topic as we hear it. Stay tuned!

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Cinemassively: CSI New York Mystery Game #1

Moo Money — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:30:00 EST

Filed under: Video, Events, in-game, Second Life, Cinemassively, Machinima

When the CSI:NY episode featuring Second Life came out in October, Second Life Insider offered extensive coverage of not only the commercials, but also the mystery games. Now, CBS is releasing their own teaser trailer for one of the mysteries. Having scaled down their islands due to lowered traffic, one wonders if they're trying to milk one last visit out of you.

However, with that said, the Machinima is thoroughly entertaining. They offer up snippets of clues to reel you in, as well as highlight a bit of the process. If you haven't checked out the four-sim clusters of CSI:NY goodness, now would be the time!

Cinemassively: CSI New York Mystery Game #1 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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