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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Virtual News Bites: Second Life Hits the Reset button with Latest Update
In what Linden Lab calls 15 updates for the 15th Birthday, they announced many things we oldies find familiar. Among the new things like real-world adjustments to the Day-&-Night Cycle and better filters for the Marketplace you’ll find things like themed Tutorial Islands that new players will start at. For…
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Virtual News Bites: Second Life Project Bento Now Live
The long-awaited update to the Second Life avatar skeleton, nicknamed Project Bento, has been in beta for over a year now. On the 5th of December this year, the project was finally pushed to the live version of the Second Life viewer. Project Bento offers additional bones to the regular…
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Linden Lab Asks SecondLife’s Residents to Support the Victims of the Orlando Shooting
Second Life creator Linden Lab has called on its residents to support the victims of the recent Orlando Shooting that took place in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando Flordia USA over the weekend. Tributes have been held around the world to remember and mourn the loss of the 49 lives that…
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Third Party Viewers for Second Life – An updated look
It has been a while since we wrote about third-party viewers here on The Torch. A lot of old ones have been updated and a few new ones have popped up. Here’s what’s on the menu at the moment. Alchemy Alchemy viewer has been around for about 2 years now.…
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