Cartoon of The Day: Feeling Super

 

 Taken at the Shop.and Hop. Obviously this isn't Superman. But thinking about it, one in SL can do many things a superhero can, flying teleporting, lifting huge items. And yet unless you're the sim owner or in a combat sim, you can't punch out anything.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Discontinued City of Heroes MMO Private Server Gets Official Status From NCsoft

 

Some gamers, especially fans of superhero comics, will remember the "City of Heroes" MMO. It got attention partially for it's genre, being a superhero game when most MMOs at the time were science-fiction or Medieval fantasy, and partially for being the subject of a lawsuit by Marvel Comics, saying players were creating characters that infringed on it's copyrights. In 2012, it was shut down despite pleas from it's fans that NCSoft keep the game running. 

 

So what were the players to do? Many went to private servers where the game was kept running for those who wanted to keep heroing. Among these was one called Homecoming. One thing that was different about it was instead of trying to avoid attention from the game's corporate owners, from the start it was making an effort to negotiate with them. Finally on January 4, Homecoming made the following announcement in it's forums:

We’d like to thank you all for your patience over the past few years, and we’re incredibly thrilled to announce that it’s paid off: NCSOFT® has officially granted Homecoming a license to host City of Heroes™.

They went on to say that this meant the player and character accounts were now officially safe, there will continue to be more game content, and the game will continue to be free to those who want to play, "We will continue to be funded entirely through donations."

At a time in which corporations are quick to go to their lawyers, this is certainly a welcome development in the gaming world.

Sources: Wikipedia, Homecoming, Massively, Kotaku, Videogames.SI.com   

Bixyl Shuftan

Picture of the Day: Remembering September 11

 

Taken at the now gone Stagg Island 9/11 Memorial on Sunday, Sept 11 2016. A man in a Captain America avatar looks at the waterfall symbolizing one of the two twin towers of the World Trade Center.
 

Cartoon of the Day

Taken at the Relay Weekend track. When the Green Lantern character first came out, only part of is outfit was green, for some reason. That wasn't the only change over time as at first his weakness was wood, not the color yellow.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Picture of the Day: Remembering September 11

Taken at the Stagg Island 9/11 Memorial on Sunday, Sept 11. A man in a Captain America avatar looks at the waterfall symbolizing one of the two twin towers of the World Trade Center.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of the Day

An interesting bit of trivia is that the man credited with the creation of the Wonder Woman character was also one of the men behind the polygraph. Fitting that her lasso can compel someone to tell the truth.

By Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "Superhero Material"

"Short film shot entirely in Second Life, written and shot inspired by the Metrotopia machinima contest. Script, directing, camera & editing by Marx Catteneo , the music is royalty free from www.partnersinrhyme.com. Actors: drufury Ansome, Hank Acronym, Sam55 Dayafter & Morrena Sodwind. Shot on location in Second Life at Metrotopia, Liome & Ingvar"

City of Heroes MMO Closes

On Friday night on Nov 30th, one of the more unique multiplayer online games came to a close. "City of Heroes," the superhero MMO, was shut down after about eight years of running. The players didn't go down without a fight, and many stuck around on the final night late to the end.

Read more in Extra.

Ludo Merit and the Prism Walk

Netera Landar recently talked to a Ludo Merit, one whom had created a unique exhibit: the Prism Hero Walk. "Because we are all heroes," Ludo told, "and each of these steps is a step in the life of a hero."

Read more in People.

Sunday Cartoon

By Bixyl Shuftan