Type in Video Games and Mental Health into your Search Engine and you will come across a lot of articles speaking about how video games affect your mental health. However, one topic that seems to be slip by, but has been gaining a lot of traction in recent years surrounds the…
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Virtual News: Happy Birthday Second Life
This weekend marked the 16th birthday of the virtual would of Second Life. Founded on June 23rd 2003 by Philip Rosedale, and now sustained and ran by Linden Labs headed by Ebbe Altberg, the virtual world grew to become a powerhouse with its open source engine, house 50,000 users and…
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‘The Sinking City’ Joins The Lovecraft Universe
We all love a bit of H.P. Lovecraft here at the Torch EG, so any piece of media that shows off his work and adds to the Lovecraftian mythos we are always totally on board with. Enter, ‘The Sinking City’ an upcoming action investigation games that is inspired by the…
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Virtual News Bites: Things That Are Too Short To Go Into a Post of Their Own.
My.SecondLife Back Online. Recently the virtual world of Second Life lost their profiles, as my.secondlife.com, the site that housed all of the residents’ profiles went down for three days. What is my.secondlife? It is the social network site of the virtual world of Second Life. Residents can update their status,…
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GTFO, It’s A Grid Drive!
The residents in the virtual world of Second Life (SL) are always finding new and unique ways to entertain themselves in the vast virtual realm. From opening clubs, making clothes and building structures such as houses, anyone would argue that giving residents the right tools can help them to create their…
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What’s Next Focus: Focus Home Interactive in 2019: Part One
Last week, (April 10th – 11th) Focus Home Interactive had their yearly ‘What’s Next Focus’ event near their headquarters in Paris. It’s their own press event where they get to show off what they have planned and media gets a hand’s on with their titles for 2019. This year Focus…
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Mortal Kombat 11 Brings the Brutality from the Past to the Present
Long-running fighting game series is hitting our screens with its 11th incarnation of the popular video game franchise. Originally released by Midway Games Chicago in 1992 Mortal Kombat gained infamy for its violent gameplay and it, along with Digital Pictures’ Night Trap, were involved in the formation of the ESRB (Entertainment…
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Virtual World Residents Pay Respects to Notre Dame Cathedral
In the wake of a fire that devastated one of France’s most famous landmarks, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, residents of the virtual world Second Life visited its replica to pay their respects. On April 15th, while undergoing renovations it was reported the roof of the 856-year-old cathedral caught fire…
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Evolution of the Chatbot
The artificial assistant has been around for some time now, since the mid-90’s Clippy for Microsoft Office. Today’s version is much more intelligent, and we helped it get there. Today we see them everywhere, as in-store assistants, as sales representatives and even as medical helplines. The chatbot has become so…
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Book Review: Stranded With the Cyborg by Cara Bristol
Stranded with the Cyborg is a 2015 Erotic Romance Novel by Cara Bristol. Assigned to be the bodyguard of his former protectee, Penelope Isabella Aaron the daughter of the ex-president of the Alliance of Planets as she embarks on her first diplomatic mission as Terran Ambassador, CY-OPS Cyborg Agent Brock…
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