This is to announce the publication of issue 1(2), 2009, of Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds (Intellect): http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-issue,id=1766/. Contents: A life no longer worth playing: some remarks on in-game suicide Authors: Michael Nagenborg And Christian Hoffstadt Page Start: 83 A Fable: or, how to recognize a narrative when you play one Authors: Adam Rovner Page Start: 97 Teleporting the library? Authors: Simon B. Heilesen Page Start: 117 The body of the avatar: rethinking the mind-body relationship in virtual worlds Authors: Denise Doyle Page Start: 131 Developing a methodology for corpus-based computer game studies Authors: Isamar Carrillo Masso Page Start: 143 DiGRA 2007 – Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Situated Play Authors: Daniel Schultheiss Page Start: 171 Reviews Authors: Mark Mullen And George Bergstrom And Craig McKenney And Sonia Fizek Page Start: 173 Best wishes, Astrid Ensslin and Eben Muse Co-Editors