Duran Duran to Perform Live in MMORPG

British band Duran Duran are to create a virtual island within online game Second Life, on which they will perform actual live concerts. Second Life is an online 3D digital world, which is imagined, created and owned by the residents. Are virtual celeb appearances the next big thing online? I want to battle celebs in BF2! :)=)

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Anyway, about the actual article itself - it says a lot about the maturity of the medium of gaming if now bands are playing in MMO's; it looks like the rest of the media is starting to take the concept of interactive entertainment a lot more seriously. Gaming is a young industry, and it's come leaps and bounds over recent years - this can only be good.

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