Services being restored

Sources say that scripts are now online and login should be restored ASAP

Update 2: Photos

These are photos I just found that were taken during the attack.

From Dedric Mauriac on Snapzilla

FromSuezanneC Baskerville on Snapzilla

 

Grid Down Update

We are continuing to monitor the situation playing out in SL right now. The grid has been down for 3 hours now. It looks as if a massave attack took place today. As staff on Stratics says: "A red, spiral Bomb that manifested itself across the entire world brought the grid to it's knees, as residents affected by the attack were repeatedly catapulted thousands of meters into the air." Earlier today, when visiting the welcome area I believe I was affected by this script. I was catapolted 88,000 meters into the air.

Grid and Forums offline!

A while ago the grid went offline because of griefing again, and now the forums are saying this:

There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

 

Second Life Stratics opens

Second Life Stratics opened today at sl.stratics.com.

Second Life Stratics opened today. That's all I can think about writing for this.

We’re looking for temp staff!

We are looking for people to cover Second Life Boxing's "BoxingMania 4" event this coming Thursday. You will be paid L$75 for your help and we will publish your name with the article. You will be added to the Times group and you may be able to sit at the Commentator's Table. Please PM Simon Lameth if you would like to assist us.

Sims Online Subsctiptions Below 50,000

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This chart from www.MMOGCHART.com shows the amount of subscribers in many MMOG games. The graph is as recent as June 2005.

In December 2002, Electronic Arts stated that their new game, The Sims Online, would have inbetween "250,000 to 300,000" subscriptions at it's peak.

The peak came in June 2003, and was just over 100,000. Now, more than 4 years after the launch of The Sims Online, there are around 50,000. Half of the peak, And drops by the day. Infact, I would guess that more players leave every week than people that are new subscribers.

Fresh Approach to the SL Club Scene

BY:Shannan Tandino

On April 8th, we will have a new club opening up, and the name is Poker Face Casino & Club.  The owners say this is a spin on a Vegas Casino and Show, instead of a Vegas Strip Club.  This club will have dancers, slots, casino games, and much more.  On the main floor you can enjoy the dancers, music, have a few drinks, and play a few games.  Poker Face will also have a VIP room for a more intimate setting to get to know the dancers, and even more intimate moment you can ask the dancers if they would like to join you in one of the beautiful private rooms. 

This club is run by a close group of friends, and they want the guest to feel like part of a family when they come to the club.  Poker Face will hold events often and would love for everyone to come out and have some fun.  One of the other awesome things about Poker Face is they cater to the new gamers of SL.  If you are new to the game, go check them out and they will help you in any way possible.

Saturday April 8th Poker Face will being having a Grand Opening Party from 5PM to 8PM game time.  Make sure you go by to show your support and win some awesome prizes.

For more information or if you have any questions feel free to contact Mel Goff, Mistina Vavoom, or Shannan Tandino.

New Host!

I have moved the blog to a new host, and we will now post using WordPress, a free blog tool that is much better than blogger. We can now have multiple authors and also… USERS! You can now sign up here at the Times. We will no longer post to the old link, so look here from now on!

Anshe Chung Banned

BREAKING NEWS:
We have just recieved word that Anshe Chung, the Ginko-hating land barron, was banned earlier today by Linden Labs due to her withdrawing $50,000 USD and then stating she was planning on starting Anshe$, a currency to compete against the falling Linden Dollar. Since this happened early this morning, Linden has re-enabled her account. More details to follow once we collect them.

This has been a Times News Break