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Linden Lab Acquires Game Studio LittleTextPeople

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Linden Lab has acquired LittleTextPeople, a game development studio that specializes in writing, programming, and designing interactive fiction. Best known for Second Life, Linden Lab will grow its digital entertainment offering by launching several new stand-alone products this year, says the company.

Emily Short (Chief textual officer, LittleTextPeople):  We look forward to building tools and technology that will allow people to create their own stories in interactive mediums that have never existed before.

 

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