Technology & Science
Mar. 15, 2011
Game On!
With so much money in play, the video game industry is starting to see its share of litigation. By Mark P. Pifko of Baron & Budd
Online gamer Jon Jacobs attracted major media attention last November when he sold his interest in a virtual resort on an asteroid for $635,000. Years ago, Jacobs set records when he bought the resort in the online gaming world Entropia Universe for $100,000. But five years later - with physical real estate prices falling off a cliff - he unloaded his virtual property for more than $500,000 in profit.
Clearly, video games are not just f...
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