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Second Life MMO To Let Players Make Money In-Game

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the third-life-coming-soon dept.

Thanks to Terra Nova for its post revealing that MMO 'virtual world' Second Life will allow virtual money made in-game to be converted to real cash, as part of a complicated new scheme which reduces subscription fees for many, but makes players pay for the amount of virtual land they rent. The post explains: "Anyone who pays [the monthly subscription] fee can now use the object-creation tools within the world to make content... charge Linden dollars for that content, and eventually turn some of those virtual dollars into real ones through a cash Developer Incentive program." The official announcement and discussion follow-up have more information on changes for this MMO, which recently announced it recognizes the IP of objects created in its virtual world.

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  1. They really are 2nd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Been there, done that, got my 100 bucks out from this online casino with nice 3D UI. Some call it also MMORPG Project entropia

    Tough I Was one of the lucky ones. In the end, it's the house that always wins