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Gamer buys virtual space station
A virtual space resort being built in the online role-playing game, Project Entropia, has been snapped up for $100,000 (£56,200).
Jon Jacobs, aka Neverdie, won the auction for the as yet unnamed resort in the game, which lets thousands of players interact with each other. Entropia also allows gamers to buy and sell virtual items using real cash. The space station is billed as a "pleasure paradise". Last year, a gamer bought an island for $26,500 (£13,700). ___________ Read More / Source: BBC News |
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Apple Fanboy?
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does anyone think that people take mmorpgs just a little too seriously
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Either that or this person has WAAAAY too much disposable income.
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Apple Fanboy?
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well it'd have to be both
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Ahhh, the stupidity never ends...
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I will now invest $500 in orbital thermonuclear devices, and laugh
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939 Goin Strong
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mmorpgs + monthly fee's = p00r with no life (science has proven it so you have to believe it!)
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Anti-Piracy Poster Boy
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I tried to play this game last night. I wanted to see how far I could get on 1 USD. Become a virtual beggar or something. The downloader needed to download this 400+ mb file and after five tries they all came back corrupt. Oh well.
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