Article: In a virtual world you can buy anything ... even dung.(News)

Article: Publication No. WO/2009/043244 Published on April 9, Assigned to Tencent Technology for Virtual Item Transformation System (Chinese Inventors)
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 11, 2009 ;     172 words ......developed a method for transforming the virtual items. The patent has been assigned to...a "method for transforming the virtual items involves reading the preset transform probability of the virtual items from a database, and obtaining...

Article: Chinese hackers accused of mass theft relating to online game Lineage in South Korea.
China Business News;  February 20, 2006 ;     622 words ......game accounts, passwords, as well as virtual items, according to GEOT. The hacking programs...Chinese hackers with the aim of stealing virtual items used in online games from South Korean...accounts, the hackers are pilfering virtual items, which have a real-world value, especially...

Article: UPDATE: Chinese hackers accused of mass theft relating to online game Lineage in South Korea.
China Business News;  February 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......game accounts, passwords, as well as virtual items, according to GEOT. The hacking programs...Chinese hackers with the aim of stealing virtual items used in online games from South Korean...accounts, the hackers are pilfering virtual items, which have a real-world value, especially...

Article: Why People Buy Virtual Items in Virtual Worlds with Real Money
Database for Advances in Information Systems;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......economic potential. In such communities, virtual items are bought and sold between individuals...determinants for the decision to purchase virtual items within virtual game communities. A...MMOG, Transactions, Virtual Game, Virtual Items, Virtual World Research Objective Virtual...

Article: Former Joyo VP launches B2C portal selling virtual items for online games.
China Business News;  September 12, 2005 ;     399 words ......launches B2C portal selling virtual items for online games Shanghai. September...that specializes in selling virtual items from online games. We are building...first and largest market for virtual items in China, Yao Ting, Uoyoo.com...

Article: MOC official calls for regulation of virtual wealth.
China Business News;  December 11, 2006 ;     309 words ......industry, and theft of game accounts and virtual items has emerged as a new type of crime...provide online trading of accounts and virtual items should be a key area to be regulated...involved in the trading and sales of virtual items. However, analysts were divided on...

Article: PlaySpan Marketplace Introduces In-Game Delivery for Virtual Items.
China Weekly News;  February 17, 2009 ;     690 words ......automated in-game delivery of virtual items bought at the PlaySpan Marketplace. Players purchase exclusive virtual items, such as the Weekend Hunting...Rose Online, Gamers can also buy virtual items for 25 other popular titles...

Article: South Korea's ESTsoft blocks Chinese gamers from playing online game "Cabal".
China Business News;  November 2, 2005 ;     293 words ......buildup their characters and to find virtual items, said Ling Yu, PR Supervisor for Optisp...build up online characters and find virtual items, which they later sell online to other...who make an entire living by selling virtual items, Ling said. However, this practice...

Article: Research and Markets Adds Report on Virtual Worlds and Web 3.0
Wireless News;  November 14, 2008 ;     337 words ......with other avatars, buying and selling virtual items, playing games, and creating and decorating...user-generated content, social networking, virtual items, an economy, and business integration...percent of their revenue from the sale of virtual items, currency, land, and fees ...

Article: Research and Markets Adds Report: 'Virtual Worlds and Web 3.0: Examined, Compared, Analyzed'
Wireless News;  November 7, 2008 ;     346 words ......with other avatars, buying and selling virtual items, playing games, and creating and decorating...user-generated content, social networking, virtual items, an economy, and business integration...percent of their revenue from the sale of virtual items, currency, land, and fees ...

Article: Shanda accused of adding gambling element to its "World of Legend" online game.
China Business News;  March 8, 2005 ;     581 words ......would reward players special virtual items, such as armor or weapons...to kill the monster. These virtual items are highly valuable and can...gambling in online games involving virtual items lands in a very gray legal...

Article: Too lazy to play the game?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA);  August 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......powers. The companies then take the virtual items and sell them on eBay and other sites...the sales of swords, armor and other virtual items is, per capita, almost what the real...set up virtual sweatshops to collect virtual items for resale and power up characters...

Article: Outspark and PlaySpan Join on Fiesta
Wireless News;  September 23, 2008 ;     341 words ......to enjoy an open market filled with the hundreds of unique virtual items available in Fiesta." Within Fiesta, according to the company...in-game widget technology will make the buying and selling of virtual items between users fun while allowing players to stay in the game...

Article: Outspark and PlaySpan Partner for In-Game Commerce Network.
Information Technology Newsweekly;  September 30, 2008 ;     401 words ......to enjoy an open market filled with the hundreds of unique virtual items available in Fiesta. Within Fiesta, players create and guide...in-game widget technology will make the buying and selling of virtual items between users fun and easy while allowing players to stay...