SOME of you are probably aware that a number of online games have a thriving underground economy of players selling virtual items and even their high-level characters.
But are you aware of just how much real money some people are willing to fork over in order to get a coveted weapon or acquire a high-level character from the start?
How about P50, 000 for a high-level game character? Or P75, 000 or even P100, 000?
Whew, just how much money do these people have anyway? And why are they willing to spend so much money on virtual characters and items?
They make the latte habit almost pale in comparison — our INQUIRER.net business editor Salve Duplito should tell these people to manage their finances more wisely, heh 
Check out her Money Smarts blog — you’ll love it.
Our mystery guest in hackenslash: the podcast, Episode 5: “An Afro to Remember” spills the beans on the kind of money some people are willing to spend while playing online games. Plus how some teens — including out-of-school youth — are making a living piloting the characters of other players. Not that our mystery guest is condoning this, but the fact is that it’s becoming an alternative source of income for young people.
Find out too who Master Cheese, Cortina, The Rock of Doom, Max Payne-in-the-Ass and Dark Vader are. A warning, though: Parental guidance is advised for this podcast, due to some profanity, just in case some kids are reading this.
Here’s behind-the-scenes footage from the Episode 5 podcast recording session to whet your appetite.
March 12th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
wow, this is nice but i think that the news is a bit late,the online selling thing has been around in the philippines for quite many years now. I know so because i’m a gamer. ^_~