Jul
04
2009
Reuters: Gamer steals from virtual world to pay real debts
Posted by: in Warcraft News, tags: Distant Future, Eve Online, Excerpt, Game World, Gamer, Money, News Sources, Online Game, Real News, Real World, Reuters, Rivals, Second Life, Subscribers, Toronto, Virtual Bank, Virtual World, World Debts, World News, World Of WarcraftNews Sources wrote an interesting post today on
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Reuters:TORONTO, July 2 (Reuters) - Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market.It happened in EVE Online, where more than 300,000 subscribers pay $15 a month to play. They gain wealth through hard work, manipulating the market, or killing rivals in a distant future where humans have colonized the stars in an online game similar to World of Warcraft and Second Life.Related Posts:Com
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