Virtual property market booming

Iria · Nov 9, 2005, 09:24 PM

A gamer who spent £13,700 on an island that only exists in a computer game has recouped his investment, according to the game developers.

The 23-year-old gamer known as Deathifier made the money back in under a year.

The virtual Treasure Island he bought existed within the online role-playing game Project Entropia.

He made money by selling land to build virtual homes as well as taxing other gamers to hunt or mine on the island.
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Nov 9, 2005, 09:24 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Virtual property market booming A gamer who spent £13,700 on an island that only exists in a computer game has recouped his investment, according to the game developers. The 23-year-old gamer known as Deathifier made the money back in under a year. The virtual Treasure Island he bought existed within the online role-playing game Project Entropia. He made money by selling land to build virtual homes as well as taxing other gamers to hunt or mine on the island. __________ Read More / Source: BBC News