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Trick or Twist? Halloween is going to be one twisted scene at Eleanor´s Titty Twister! Dress to kill on All Hallow’s Eve and bask in the gloomy glow of jack-o’-lantern lamps. Be there if you dare…who’s up for a night of wicked treats?
What: Twister Halloween Party
Where: Titty Twister
When: October 31, 2008 (19:00 CET // 1pm EST // 02:00 Saturday SST) and
When: November 01, 2008 (03:00 Saturday CET // 9pm EST // 10:00 Saturday SST)

Dance all night to monster Rock´n´Roll tunes and scare the virtual hell out of each other! Get free Halloween masks and lamps in your Gifts folder.

Special Halloween Treat: Find the hidden jack-o’-lanterns in Berlin and win! Become a friend of Quiz Master and send her a message explaining where they are to win 100 Globals per pumpkin.

PS: Boo! Send a Halloween Gift to your Facebook friends with Twinity’s new Twinity Greetings application.

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Metaversum, developer and operator of the 3D online world Twinity, has been awarded funding from the mutli-agency IDM R&D Programme Office hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore to develop geo-tagging and geo-located media streaming in Twinity. In another part of this project Metaversum will also development advanced virtual city building tools to facilitate the construction of virtual Singapore in Twinity. Metaversum has already begun signing up local media, content, and brand partners in preparation for next year’s launch of virtual Singapore in Twinity. (more…)

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Are you a fan of live readings and abstract thought? At the monthly zitty Reader’s Lounge, you can hear passages from works by published writers and meet up with a group of fellow intellectuals. Hang out with the sophisticated crowd after the reading and discuss what you’ve heard.

Where: zitty Redaktion
What: zitty Reader’s Lounge
When: Thursday, 09 October
Time: 19:00 CET // 1pm EST // 01:00 Fri. SST

Twinity’s first installment of the zitty Reader’s Lounge presents German journalist, pop culture writer and Marxist, Dietmar Dath.

Settle in and enjoy a recorded reading in German by Dath from his latest novel Die Abschaffung der Arten (The abolition of the species). Dath’s futuristic novel discusses the decline and rebirth of civilization from the point of view of the animals that rule the world. This epic meditation on the theory of evolution will inspire any budding theologists, Darwinists and philosophers alike. Click here for more information.

Even if you don’t understand a word of German, please join us anyway for a bit of fun and to meet up with the international Twinity crowd!

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Shop till you drop! Forget the worldwide financial crisis and spend your Globals on a virtual shopping spree in Twinity!

Get cool clothes for your avatar in the Twinity shops. Choose from the hottest Twinity fashions at chic shops like Wundervoll, Conley’s or Drykorn. Visit the Twinity shops and proudly wear our very own Supershape brand clothing line, or select items from our awesome 80’s collection of original outerwear.

Shop at virtual retailers. You’ll discover real world retailers when you’re out sightseeing in Berlin. Enter these shops and find virtual items for your avatar. Look for the red Globals icon next to items in the shops, click to buy the items and add them to your inventory. Impress your friends with the latest Twinity trends and be the most stylish avatar in Twinity.

Check out luxury goods in Stylepark, Living Rooms and Lumas for cutting-edge furniture and art!

PS: Need Globals? Refill your wallet on your account page at www.twinity.com or earn up to 500 globals per week with an in-world job! Become a friend of Earnie Globals and visit the Twinity Job Center in-world for more information.

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Dance and socialize all night long with the freaky 103 Club crowd!

What: Freak Scene Party
Where: Club 103
When: Wednesday, 01 October at
18:00 CET // 12 noon EST // 24:00 SST

Join us tonight! Hear a selection of live concert recordings from the best of 103 Club’s international music acts.

Located near the heart of Kreuzberg, Berlin, the arty 103 Club is home to Berlin’s electro, pop and sophisticated hip hop music scenes. Come, see and feel - that´s the 103 Club!

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Calling all music lovers! Party on down with the indie music crowd tonight in the Motor Club at 19:00 CET, 22 September.

Do you like Maximo Park, Franz Ferdinand and The Clash as much as we do? Come to the Motor Club tonight and dance to the greatest indie rock tunes in Twinity.

You’ll be impressed by the multi-colored, futuristic new Motor Club expertly designed by Force Sunrise. Dress for black light and late-night escapades!

Where: Motor Club
Date: Monday, September 22
When: 19:00 CET // 1pm EST // 01:00 Wed SST
Host: Andreas

Check out www.motor.de to find out more about Motor - the hip, alternative ‘music propaganda‘ multimedia enterprise. Note: site text is in German, but includes video and radio players for speakers of all languages! Get connected to music that matters.

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The Motor Club Opening Party scheduled for 19:00 CET today is postponed until next Monday, 22 September 2008.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and we hope to rock with all you music lovers in-world next week.

Keep your eyes on this blog for updates to Twinity and the status of the client.

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Ready to win? Join us at the closing party for the Batman Snapshot contest!

Check out contestant’s pictures on the walls of CineStar Cubix and congratulate the prizewinners! Wear your Batman and Joker t-shirts and masks for the ultimate in comic relief.

Where: CineStar Cubix
Date: Tuesday, September 9
When: 19:00 CET // 1pm EST // 01:00 SST
Host: Andreas

After the exhibition, we’ll party in the Event Hall, ride the Batpod and dance!

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Metaversum GmbH, developer and operator of the 3D online world Twinity, today entered its public beta phase. At today’s press conference in Berlin, Berlin’s mayor Klaus Wowereit opened the virtual counterpart of Germany’s capital city Berlin in Twinity.

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It was only a matter of time! Twinity Beta member SilkCharm sprints through Twinity a la “Run Lola Run” in Gary Hazlitt’s machinima “Twinity - RUN SILKCHARM RUN in Alpha City Berlin”.

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