Archive | February, 2007
Iron Prairie: Another P2P Trading Exchange
The VC-backed start-up Sparter isn’t the only new entry in the real money trading (RMT) industry offering “peer-to-peer” trading. Iron Prairie, which launched in November 2006, also lets gamers trade virtual currency directly with one another and uses an escrow system to protect buyers and sellers. As with Sparter, much of the current inventory [...]
Continue reading...Why is WoW Gold Cheaper on Euro Servers?
16. February 2007
When it comes to Warcraft gold, not all servers are created equal. In a detailed study of pricing trends on World of Warcraft servers, GamerPrice.com found a huge differential between the price of gold on game servers in the United States and those in Europe. The study, which was compiled by GamerPrice staff and students [...]
Continue reading...Sparter Reaction: RMT, VCs and Business Models
15. February 2007
There’s been a lot of interesting discussion about yesterday’s post about Sparter, the recently launched peer-to-peer exchange for trading game gold. The new exchange was the focus of a thread on Slashdot and also prompted discussion on blogs covering virtual worlds and real-money trading. Among the commenters was Raph Koster, who most readers will know [...]
Continue reading...Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts
14. February 2007
Sparter is a new entry in the real money trading industry that uses an eBay-like “peer-to-peer” approach for the buying and selling of game gold for World of Warcraft and other MMORPG online games. The company has received venture capital funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and its management includes executives with experience at [...]
Continue reading...Older Players Spur Growth of Power-Leveling
10. February 2007
Power-leveling is attracting increased interest these days, according to an informative story by Daniel Terdiman of C/Net that mentions many of the sites featured in the directory of power-leveling services at Virtual Economies. The growing demand for power leveling services is driven by the expansion of World of Warcraft, which makes it even more [...]
Continue reading...MMO Hosting Specialist Acquired by GNi
5. February 2007
MMORPG hosting specialist Online Game Services Inc. (OGSI) has been acquired by long-term Global Netoptex Inc. (GNi) in a deal valued at more than $3 million, positioning GNi to provide “pay-as-you-grow” game hosting solutions to the fast-growing industry for massively multiplayer games. “Acquiring OGSi is a natural progression,” said Derek Wise, GNi’s president [...]
Continue reading...Guild Launch Offers Free Guild Hosting
5. February 2007
Guild Launch (www.guildlaunch.com) has launched a new guild hosting service incorporating social networking features. The service, which launched in mid-January, offers free ad-supported hosting with 10 megs of space and a subdomain, with additional features available for $5.99 a month. Guild Launch is hosted at FastServers, a fast-growing dedicated hosting provider with facilities in Chicago [...]
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Iron Prairie: Another P2P Trading Exchange
Why is WoW Gold Cheaper on Euro Servers?
Sparter Reaction: RMT, VCs and Business Models
Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts
Older Players Spur Growth of Power-Leveling
MMO Hosting Specialist Acquired by GNi
Guild Launch Offers Free Guild Hosting
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22. February 2007
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