Intersting article over at gamasutra regarding independent player driven online trading of virtual currencies across games like World of Warcraft, EVE and EverQuest II.
This is going to be interesting to see how this takes off and I get the impression that they are trying to cut out the middle man (gold sellers ?) and allow trade between players whilst protecting the rights of the developers.
Commented Dan Kelly, chief executive officer of Sparter, “We believe the industry needs a workable model that better serves the interests of gamers, developers and publishers.”
Nice idea with plenty of implications for both good and bad. However I curious to see how this will work and what the effect will be on the game community as a whole
What do you think ?
