Massively: "Linden Lab's land-team honcho, Jack Linden, posted a heads-up this week of upcoming changes to Second Life mainland (that is, Linden estate) policy. That's right, townies -- you're going to have to make way for the ... errr ... townies. The announcement itself is more of a piece of expectations-management. It's thin on actual useful content (in fact, there's virtually none -- and what little it has is mostly there by implication), but provides ample warning for users not to be blind-sided by upcoming policy announcements.
The warning comes in two areas. One is the introduction of zoning, and the other has to do with in-world advertising. Jack identifies advertising particularly as a critical issue, but suggests very little about what will be done, and much of that is confusing.
Right now, though, we're wondering if this is more than talk, as Linden Lab seems to lack the resources to make anything stick."
At GDC 2024, Convai showed off a new AI NPC demo made with Unity. They also announced new features and partnerships with game developers.
Online life sim Second Life is removing gacha mechanics later this month, citing a "changing regulatory climate" as its reason for banning the surprise mechanics
Do that with Marvel Avengers and every other Gacha game and the wold would be great.
So, what games are you not allowed to stream on Twitch?
As they should be. There's no need for these kinds of games. It's just prurient nonsense.
