Second Life has silently managed to sneak into second place in the “PC Games” category as the most played title.

Traling them far behind are games like Dar Messiah of Might & Magic, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Bookwork, Half-Life 2, Civiliation IV, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Chessmaster Challenge, and StarCraft.

I am surprised to see Chessmaster Challenge make it on the top ten, but I am happy that at least a lot of people are spending time exercising their brains more than any of the other games could offer.

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Second Life Trailing World of Warcraft

WeGame allows you to post in-game videos by using their recording client, making it extremely easy to record some of the popular PC games such as World of Warcraft, CounterStrike, Halo, Hellgate London, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Crysis, Guitar Hero and Second Life and post them on WeGame site.

Inspired by The Web Services Report

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WeGame.com, YouTube Of Game Videos

Kadokawa X Media of Japan has launched a Virtual World lifestyle print magazine last December. The magazine, Virtual World Walker, is like its sister publications such as Tokyo Walker, Hokkaido Walker and Wedding Walker and features must-visit cool places, latest fashion statement, yummy food haunts and life hacks in your friendly virtual worlds.

Inspired by World In Motion

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Virtual World Walker, Lifestyle Magazine Of Virtual Worlds Debuts In Japan

If you are inspired to be a virtual real millionaire in the popular Second Life, this The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Second Life: Making Money in the Metaverse may appeal to you. Here’s what the author, Daniel Terdiman, says about his book:

Now, I know that a lot of people are skeptical these days about whether it’s even possible to make money in Second Life. Much of that skepticism stems from the fact that there was a huge amount of hype over the last year about big companies coming into SL and setting up six-figure builds, only to discover that they don’t quite know how to make them pay off. The media value for such things was there in the beginning, but isn’t now.

Further, there aren’t an endless number of individuals or small groups making money. But there are, without a doubt, some. And in the book, I talked to more than 50 of them, many of whom are earning their full-time livings with the businesses they’ve developed in-world.

These are fashion businesses, real-estate operations, construction ventures, toy makers and so on. And yes, adult-oriented businesses.

Building businesses in Second Life is as hard as in your First Life but you really can hit the jackpot if you persevere. I believe. You can pick up a copy at Amazon.

Via CNET

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Your Guide To Making Moola In Second Life

Linden Lab, the force behind Second Life, has inked a deal with Korea’s T-entertainment to offer SL to Koreans. Korean businesses and even politicians are already embracing Second Life with much zest.

Many Korean businesses are using Second Life as a marketing tool. Samsung Electronics and LG CNS are operating PR booths in Second Life. And Grand National Party presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak recently opened a virtual election campaign camp in Second Life.

Via Chosun

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Second Life Hits Korea, Will It Go Big?

Do u hav a 3rd life? via CNET News

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Video: Second Life Parody

First Life Sucks Sometimes but You’ve to Keep Going via TechCrunch

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Get a First Life, Abort the Second Life

You can either join as a visitor or a guide (and it’s free).

Synthravels is the first organization to offer a complete guide service to all the people who want to make a tour in virtual worlds without knowing these new realities, even if they have never put their feet in these strange, synthetic grounds.

The tours and the destinations are chosen by the staff of Synthravels, composed by programmers, architects, experienced video gamers.

Here’s a list of supported games:

Anarchy Online
City of Heroes
City of Villains
Dark Age of Camelot
Entropia Universe
Eve Online
Everquest
EverQuest II
Final Fantasy XI
Guild Wars
Horizons
Lineage
Lineage II
Neocron 2
ROSE Online
Second Life
SilkRoad Online
Star Wars Galaxies
The Matrix Online
The Saga of Ryzom
The Sims Online
There
Ultima Online
World of Warcraft

Which world do you wish to go?

Virtual Travel via Boing Boing

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Synthravels – Real Tour Operator to Virtual Worlds, W00t!