looks like China is slated for June 2008

[Lexxy]

Just finished reading this article... er blog... I ran accross on the BBC.

Looks like we will be enjoying some new participants come June of 2008.

This is the closest to a deadline for China that I have found so far... but I could be wrong.

Also looks like second.... err yeah... will also be participating in the china deal.

enjoy

Chinese Government Gets Into Virtual World Business - GigaOM

Lexxy

[Daniel Wolfe]

Thanks for this update!

+ Rep definitely...

Here's a link (from your site) to the English version of the official site that this article is talking about (anyone else confused?)... ;-)

In other words, the original link above me posted by Lexxy is an article that is drawing from some Chinese site. And this link below will take you to the English translation of that Chinese site.

China Recreation Districe

It's confusing, but there's a picture with the mysterious "dotman" thingy... ;-)

[AlphaGeek]

Well, there's the yellow door to the apocolypse right there.

[Bartolo]

Originally Posted by AlphaGeek

Well, there's the yellow door to the apocolypse right there.

Thats a disgusting racist remark -rep

[cevaliao]

I didn't read anything about EU in that article. But hopefully they will be joining us at that same time.

Edit: just saw the first link(thought it wasn't in english) and a screen shot from the auction near that dotman thing on the second link. So Great then...

[cevaliao]

Originally Posted by Bartolo

Thats a disgusting racist remark -rep

I'm asian and thought it was kind of funny, but then again I'm not Chinese so it might be disgusting and/or racist, definitely not PC. Still funny I call my chinese friends that all the time, but of course they retaliate by reminding me of my cultures consumption of man's best friend, and that makes me cry, well not really... more like hungry mmmmmmm

[Mikass]

ehh I thought MindArk was preferred by the Chinese government over LindeLab(second life). How come LindenLab got a slice of the pie when Mindark was "the chosen one" ? I don`t get it.

[Daniel Wolfe]

Originally Posted by cevaliao

I didn't read anything about EU in that article. But hopefully they will be joining us at that same time.

The article mentions EU in the third bullet point in the middle in blue, bold letters. ;-)

[cevaliao]

Originally Posted by Daniel Wolfe

The article mentions EU in the third bullet point in the middle in blue, bold letters. ;-)

I actually just thought it wasn't in english so I just jumped to the link from your post which I thought was a translated version, guess I was wrong.

[Midori Fairlona]

Originally Posted by Mikass

ehh I thought MindArk was preferred by the Chinese government over LindeLab(second life). How come LindenLab got a slice of the pie when Mindark was "the chosen one" ? I don`t get it.

From what I have read, there doesn't seem to be any evidence of Linden participation in this project beyond the blog writer's assumption of "probable" involvement. Browsing through other propaganda/interviews about this project, it is claimed that Entropia was seen in a favourable light because of the lack of pornography. If that really is an issue for the people behind CRD then I can't see Second Life getting much of the action.