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Second Life is burning; Economic crisis looms online

The recent gambling ban caused a US$2 million dollar drop in spending within Second life the day it went into effect. To make matters worse, shady stock deals going on among the upstart in-world stock exchanges.
So, virtual resident beware. A lawless land isn't a panacea, and adding new laws and regulation is sure to upset the apple cart a bit.
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...