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Kabalyero in Lions For Lambs, World of Warcraft

July 2nd, 2011 by Kabalyero

After beating a few Blackrock Battle Worgs as assigned by Marshall McBride, Kabalyero’s next Quest required him to battle and kill at least 8 Blackrock Spies. Marshall McBride sent Kabalyero…



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Skinless Avatars

February 10th, 2008 by Kabalyero

Last February 5, 2008 there was a skin theft protest at a mall in Scapoli. Out of curiousity, I went to take a look at an actual skin theft protest. An avatar named Thora Charron was there with a huge sign above her head. The sign had the words “stop stealing my work” written on it. A few other personalities were also there but what caught my attention were two avatars, a male and female, wearing a plain white texture as their skin with the words “I’d rather go naked than wear stolen skins”. The white texture skin looked creepier than the default grey skin seen on your avatar while it’s loading. (more…)

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Skinless Avatars

Get Minnu Model Skins Free

January 4th, 2008 by Kabalyero

Minnu Model Skins looks great. They look so great that I bought my avatar Rom Ireton a Male Minnu Model Skin for 1,500L$. It’s a bit expensive for a newbie in Second Life but here is how you…



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Fanswag: And the Eternal Night winner is …

November 9th, 2007 by David Hinkle

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Well, another week has come to a close and so has another giveaway. The winner of this will, as you already know, receive our review copy of The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night and some goodies from the fine folks over at RedBeard. It's a fairly sweet prize pack that will bring happiness to the winner, we hope. And, let' get to choosing one!

Our winner, chosen at random, is:
  • Diana Lindeman, who said she wanted to win because "A new game means new ideas and fun."
Well, we couldn't agree more, Diana! Congratulations on your win and thanks to the rest of you for entering! Better luck next time!
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Wii Fanswag: Eternal Night and more RedBeard goodies

November 6th, 2007 by David Hinkle

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Following our review of The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, we must do what any responsible blogging outfit should do: give it away. We may not have given it the best review score imaginable, but we know that there are Spyro junkies out there who would love to give the game a try. If you don't like it, sell it or trade it for something else. To sweeten the deal, the fine folks at RedBeard have provided us with the Wiimote and nunchuk skin, along with the classic controller skin, you see above.

So, what must you do before you can get your hands on all of this? Well, first off you need to be 18 years of age and a legal resident of the United States. Second, you need to leave a comment before 11:59PM EST on Thursday, November 8th, telling us why you think you deserve this prize pack. And third, you need to sit back and wait to see if you won. We'll select a winner come Friday, November 9th. Before entering, you'll have to be sure to read the rules, however.

Just to make things clear:
  • One grand prize winner will receive The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night ($50), one RedBeard Wiimote and nunchuk skin ($10) and one classic controller skin ($10).
Best of luck to all of you and thanks for reading Wii Fanboy!
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Wii Warm Up: Rock your face(plate) off

November 6th, 2007 by JC Fletcher

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The plain white faceplate of the Wii Guitar Hero III controller has proven to be an excellent surface for artwork. Furthermore, the variety of vinyl skins (as well as the omnipresent potential for custom-printed skins) means you easily have the opportunity to make your guitar look like anything you want, as long as anything you want is shaped like a tiny Les Paul.

If you didn't have to worry about ruining the controller, and if you had the artistic ability or technical cleverness to achieve it, how would you customize your guitar? What imagery, and what methods? Would you paint something onto the faceplate, or make your own custom skin? Game characters, realistic guitar finishes, or banana stickers?
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Fanswag: And the Crash winner is …

October 26th, 2007 by David Hinkle

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Well, our giveaway came to a close last night and we have chosen our two winners. As you all know, the grand prize winner will not only receive a copy of Crash of the Titans, but a Wii skin from RedBeard. Our runner-up receives the other skin. So, without further delay, let's present our winners:
  • Grand Prize winner: Ponweed, who likes the "the one about the orange rodent guy and the guy with an N on his forehead."
  • Runner-up: Eddie Lopez, who enjoyed Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
And there we have it. Thank you all for entering and be sure to check back with us next week where we'll be giving away another piece of swag. Thanks for entering and thanks for reading Wii Fanboy!
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Fanswag reminder: You only have hours left

October 25th, 2007 by David Hinkle

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You like free stuff, right? Well, then maybe you would like to enter our giveaway we have running right now. Today is your last day to do so. And we're dying to give this stuff away, because our closet is too full of the corpses of fallen comrades, who gave their lives for a very good cause.

So, be sure to head on over to the contest post (we'll link it again for you) and get your entry in before 11:59pm EST tonight. Oh, and remember: one entry per person. We'd hate for you to be disqualified.
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Wii Fanswag: Crash of the Titans and Wii skins

October 22nd, 2007 by David Hinkle

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We don't get to do this as often as we'd like, but when we do, oh how much we love it. This week, we're giving away Crash of the Titans (valued at $50) for the Wii, along with two sets (each valued at $15) of Wii skins from Red Beard. The two different skins are the Fiery Red Beard and Warrior designs (you can check those out here). So, here's the prize breakdown:
  • Grand prize winner will receive our review copy of Crash of the Titans (this means it lacks shrinkwrap) and the Fiery Red Beard Wii skin
  • Runner-up will receive the Warrior Wii skin
So, how do you enter? Well, leave us a comment telling us what your favorite Crash Bandicoot game is and you're in. You can only enter once, so don't try and post more than one comment or else you'll be disqualified. Also, you've got to be 18 years of age and a resident of the United States (sorry, International readers!). The contest will be open from now until Thursday, October 25th at 11:59PM EST. Comments after then will be disqualified and we'll notify you all as to who the winners are come Friday.

Winners will be chosen at random. Please read the official rules before entering. Good luck and thanks for reading Wii Fanboy!
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Easy Ways to Earn L$ for your Second Life

October 4th, 2007 by Kabalyero

Second Life

Let’s face it Linden Dollars (L$) is very important to all residents of Second Life. L$ is the life blood of your Second Life. Without L$, your Second Life experience wouldn’t be as enjoyable as you expect or want it to be.

When you start your new life in Second Life you don’t get any L$. You start with nothing but this case only applies to those who registered with a Basic Account. Those who registered with a Premium Account will get a sign-up bonus of 1,000L$, a weekly stipend of 300L$ and the ability to buy and own Land but still those are not enough. As you go along your life in Second Life, you’ll soon find out that the 300L$ weekly stipend is not enough and then you’ll realize that you need other ways to get or even earn L$ to continue enjoying your newly found lifestyle in Second Life.

Well, the fastest way to get L$ into your account is to purchase them from Linden Labs 1 but what if you don’t want to pay extra since you are already a Premium Member or what if you are a Basic Member with no means of purchasing from Linden Labs? Don’t worry, it’s not the end.

Easy Ways to Earn L$ for your Second Life

Get a Job

One of the best way to earn L$ is by getting a job. There are thousands of businesses in Second Life. Examples are banks, clubs, whore houses, stock exchanges, malls, and shops but these are just some of it. These businesses needs manpower to function and business owners are always looking to hire people with the necessary skills to fill up various positions like dancers, greeters, promoters, managers, security guards, escorts, writers, graphic artists, programmers, builders, scripters, texturers and many, many more. If you’ve the skills then find the matching job and apply for it. Remember, not all jobs pay with tips. There are many jobs that pays from 500L$ to 10,000L$ per hour but you have to find them and to help you find these jobs visit Second Life Jobs.

Second Life Jobs lists job openings from all over Second Life. It is updated daily and you don’t have to register to view available jobs.

Camp

There are many residents in Second Life who doesn’t want to get a job because of various reasons. Maybe they don’t like working for someone, maybe they don’t have the time for it or maybe they are just plain lazy but whatever their reasons may be they still can earn L$ and that is by camping.

There are different forms of camping but the general idea is that you get paid for staying on someone’s land thus increasing his land’s traffic numbers. Camping rates had dropped considerably after the gambling ban which forced thousands of casinos in Second Life out of business but there are still many good camping spots out there like the ones found here and here.

Join a Contest

Contests are great and it is fun. Trivia, Best in Theme, Landscaping, Logo Making and Writing are just a few of them. My favorite contest is the Best in Theme and you can get an idea of it here.

Join Research Panels or Groups

Research Panels or Groups conducts research studies through surveys and the results of these studies are used by businesses both in Second Life and in Real Life. Earning potential from these groups ranges from 250L$ to 10,000L$ per completed survey and sometimes bonuses are awarded depending on the survey.

Complete Offers from Earn2Life

At Earn2Life you earn money by completing free offers. These offers will be to sign up with various companies online. You are only to sign up with those that you are really interested in. You will get paid L$20 - L$100 depending on which country you are from and your membership level for every offer you take.

With Earn2Life, you can earn up to 2,000L$ per day just by completing offers and the earning potential grows as your membership level increase. Visit Earn2Life to learn more.

Complete Surveys

Hippie Pay, MyLindens and the Money Egg are the most popular form of paid surveys in-world. You don’t have to sign-up to take a survey. All you have to do is find one of their ATMs, touch it to get the survey link, complete the survey and get paid after.

The problem with these paid survey service is that not everyone can do them. They cater mostly to US Second Life residents and to a few non-US Second Life residents.

Explore The Grid with Hoppy Pay

This is rather a different way to earn L$. It is the reverse of camping. Instead of staying in one place, with Hoppy Pay, you get paid by hopping (teleporting or moving) from place to place. Learn more about Hoppy Pay.

Join Slam-X and get paid to post

Getting paid with L$ to post is something that is new to Second Life and Slam-X offers that to it’s members but Slam-X is not all about getting paid to post. Getting paid to post is just a small part of what Slam-X is really about. Visit Slam-X to learn more.

Become a Creator

The most important thing that attracted me to Second Life is the ability to create and build things in-world. I find it fascinating and intriguing that is why during my first weeks I did nothing but learn how to build objects in Second Life. In fact, I started 3 Stars and a Sun as a personal Sand Box.

Good creators like builders, scripters, fashion designers, landscapers, texture and skin makers can always put up a shop to sell their creations or they can offer their skills to other businesses that needs them.

Other Ways to Earn L$

There are other ways of earning L$ in Second Life like setting up a business but that’s too complicated and takes a lot of time. Another way and also an easy way to earn L$ is to become an Escort but I wouldn’t suggest that path unless of course you really want to. A much more easy way to earn L$ is to beg for it but again I also wouldn’t suggest it. What I can suggest is, if you have a blog or a website, that you blog about it. You’ll earn linden dollars from referral links like for example First Opinions Panel pays 100L$ for every new member you refer. Another example is Slam-X which pays 50L$ per referral.

Earning or getting Linden Dollars to finance your Second Life is not that hard and with the ways mentioned above, I hope you earn enough linden dollars to fully enjoy your Second Life.

  1. Linden Labs, developer of Second Life