Utherverse Launches ThereNewWorld.com as Home for There.com Refugees

VANCOUVER, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuesday's shocking announcement by Makena Technologies that they would be closing the virtual world There.com in one week has left thousands of Thereians scrambling to find a new virtual home. With so many virtual world options to choose from, many users are worried that their in-world friends will wind up scattered forever.

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"Unless we can all come together and agree on one new virtual world, I'm worried that my whole online social life will fall apart," said one concerned Therian.

To help former There.com users move to their new platform as a group, Utherverse Digital, Inc. has rolled out the virtual red carpet with a suite of offerings, including the opening of ThereNewWorld.com, a brand new virtual world that is designed to make Thereians feel right at home.

"ThereNewWorld.com looks and feels just like There.com, only with more advanced graphics. The new world is full of activities and games like combat flying, mermaid deep-sea diving and skate-boarding," said Utherverse CEO Brian Shuster. "Users can play in the arcade, dance on the beach, swim with the sharks or super-jump buildings."

ThereNewWorld.com is part of the Utherverse.com network of more than 16,000 virtual worlds, most of which have been built by users of the Utherverse.com software. Many former There.com users are already building virtual worlds to replicate what they've lost.

"I'm working on a VWW area for Firecracker FunPark, which was my neighborhood in There," said SueZ, a former There.com designer. "…thanks so much for the warm welcome."

In addition to creating ThereNewWorld.com, Utherverse has taken extraordinary measures to welcome former There.com users to the Utherverse network, including an exchange program that allows users to exchange their Therebucks into Rays. The company has exchanged more than 25 million Therebucks under the program.  

Utherverse.com has also created a 'There.com Forum Board' that is designed to replace the forum board that was abruptly closed by Makena at the same time that they announced the pending closure of There.com.

For more information about the new world, visit http://www.ThereNewWorld.com.

For more information about the Therebucks Buyout Program or the Utherverse There.com Forum Boards, visit http://www.utherverse.com/Forum/

About Utherverse.com

Utherverse is the Internet's most sophisticated and advanced 3D virtual reality universe. The company was formed in 2002 to create a virtual-world web of massive multiplayer online communities. Specifically designed to appeal to the 21-49 year-old demographic market, the site offers users virtual nightclubs, hotels, movie theaters, stores, and community events.

Among Utherverse's offerings are the Virtual World Web -TheVWW.com - which provides simple software that enables anyone to create their own Virtual World, and Virtual-Vancouver.com, a music-focused online community.

For more information, please see http://www.utherverse.com.

SOURCE Utherverse.com