Aleks, over on the Guardian Unlimited’s Gamesblog, has posted a “Best of” for the year (Link) and somewhat (though not entirely) surprisingly, has included “Second Life“. It’s a short list – only three titles long – which also includes “Sprung” and “The Movies” (used to create “The French Democracy” about which I’ve written). Aleks had this to say about Second Life:

It’s been out since 2003, but this is the year they went from 18,000 subscribers to 90,000 subscribers, which has changed things immensely. It’s not really a game; it’s whatever you make it.

I suspect this endorsement will help grow the population. Good thing there’s no mention the basic account is free, or developer Linden Lab would have their hands full keeping up.