Now here's one of those news items that blends a little bit of gaming and science. Now we're pretty sure why MMORPG giant NCSoft has been named in this particular press release, but we'll also tell you: it's amazing what the human race can think of in the brink of its "serious and pending" extinction. Learn more about Operation Immortality - a part-game, part-reality project aimed at preserving the human race - at the full story.

The MMORPG Second Life by Linden Lab is one of the most popular games on the market with 5 million subscribers as of last March 27. Essentially a virtual world where anything is possible, it has become the subject of much talk and controversy.

Recently, it has become a staging ground for groups who want their messages to be heard. Certain groups have gone so far as to stage terrorists attacks and political protests online. The organization Adventure Ecology didn't do anything as radical as that. They simply decided to flood various parts of the virtual world last April 4.

London, Amsterdam, Ibiza, Tokyo and other regions in Second Life were subjected to a sudden flash flood which thankfully lasted for only a few hours. The flooding of the areas was done to show the financial, and more importantly, environmental implications of global warming. David de Rothschild, a London-based environmentalist and founder of Adventure Ecology, spoke about the event saying that "Our message was, you may have a second life, but [you still need to] offset your second life in real life."

Most of the players handled the flooding well according to most reports. Many of them even spent time speaking with members of Adventure Ecology about global warming and its dangers.

It's no surprise that the event was well received by the SL community since their support for other events such as Red Nose Day has been well documented. Hopefully, this successful venture may inspire other environmental groups to stage events which will inform the public on the environmental problems we are experiencing.

If you've ever woken up half-naked and sweaty and lying beside your best friend, then you know you've just got nauseous memories. Luckily for you, Everquest II has a whole bag full of them, so you can share the anguish of it all. Welcome back to Everquest II's 27th Update Log. While there have been a lot of additions and tweaks to the game this time around, nothing gets us gamers going than the news about the Pouch of Nauseous Memories. Sure, we could talk about the increased experience for kills and the addition of two new god-based Live Events, but that's nothing compared to the epic addition for the Pouch of Nauseous Memories! What would be the point of talking about new tradeskill writs and new profession hats for Assassins, Bruisers, Defilers and Troubadours if there isn't any mention of your Nauseous Memories, right?

So... what the hell is this epic Pouch of Nauseous Memories update?

Simple: I can equip the Pouch of Nauseous Memories as a ranged weapon and whack people with the combined sadness of a thousand emo children! Now, if only we could have a pouch like that in the real world...

Anyway, get the full updates after the jump (click on the Full Article link below for all the details), and stop sulking, ok?