The New York Times has a surprisingly long (six pages) article on artists in Second Life. The requisite time is spent explaining Second Life to presumably clueless New York Times readers ("Avatars communicate with one another through typed instant messages or through computer-enabled voice chat"). The article follows real life artist Jeffrey Lipsky, who quit his day job to sell art in Second Life using his avatar, Filthy Fluno.
Some potentially disturbing conclusions can be unpacked from the fact that Lipsky, who is "a short, white Jewish man" chose to appear in Second Life as a "short, snaggletoothed black avatar" with an enormous afro. The author of the article brushes against this topic, but - perhaps sensibly - quickly veers away.
Lipsky has two art galleries, one in real life and one in Second Life. He uses his Second Life space to promote his real life art, which has become a profitable venture. Read more
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Ceville is a new point and click adventure for the PC from German developer Realmforge. It is gently humorous, rendered in colourful 3D and features some puzzle game-play which is typical of the genre. But wait a minute aren’t 
The long awaited Street Fighter IV has finally hit the shops and is now available for PS3 and Xbox 360, sadly the PC version has been delayed until the summer. So is it all we hoped it would be? Does it recreate the beat ‘em up genre and give it a much needed next generation twist or innovation? The short answer is no but despite feeling disappointingly familiar there are a few new twists on the tried and tested formula and there is no denying this is a highly polished and enjoyable game.
