IMVU chat is a cross between Second Life and MySpace. It combines the ability of an ordinary IM with a customizeable 3D avatar that speaks through cartoon bubbles and can be modified with clothing, ...

Just three years ago, IMVU was burning cash at a rate of half a million per month and still not profitable. The 3D virtual world, where souped-up avatars run amok, was gaining users but not on a path ...

Talk about a game within a game. IMVU, an online community where members interact with each other through 3-D avatars, on Tuesday said that it has launched the first slew of social games in its world.