Article: CHINA TO FOUND 1ST CASH-SUPPORTED VIRTUAL WORLD WITH SWEDEN


AsiaInfo Services
06-06-2007
China to Found 1st Cash-supported Virtual World with Sweden

BEIJING, Jun 06, 2007 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- China is to build the first homegrown virtual world supported by real currency, reveals Sweden-based Entropia. Millions of people will work, communicate with each other and be in love in the virtual world.

CRD, under the control of Beijing Municipal People's Government, has been in talks with Entropia and has chosen it as the builder of the virtual world from many competitors including Second Life. Entropia beat down its rivals, owing to its safety, stability and capacity to control a Real Cash Economy, says its spokesman.

The server to support the virtual ...

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