Virtual World News Highlights 6-16-07

Here are some virtual world news highlights from around the web.

Doppleganger partners with with Kitson Boutique and Rocawear to sell virtual clothing in The Lounge.

Co-Core is a virtual world modeled on Tokyo. Co-Core amis to get 1 million users by end of 2008.

Multiverse raises $4 million in VC funding.

Metaverse Ecommerce: Retailers entering virtual worlds with have low expectations.

Virtual Crime: ZDNet says "Police in Belgium and Germany are looking into crimes that been committed by 'avatars'"

Entropia Universe teams up with CRD to create virtual universe capable of housing 7 million users at once.

Bruce Willis made a visit to Second Life to promote the Live Free and Die Hard movie. See here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. There's also a video of it.

Gartner predicts 50 million users in virtual online worlds by 2011.

MediaShift asks what's the right age for kids to start visiting virtual worlds?

IBM has opened a sales center inside Second Life.

Europeans outnumber Americans by more that 3 to 1 on Second Life.

NBA enters Second Life. Includes mock NBA arena and press center.

Posted on June 16, 2007