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| Entropia Universe | |
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 Former logo | |
| Developer(s) | MindArk |
| Publisher(s) | MindArk |
| Designer(s) | Multiple |
| Engine | CryEngine 2 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | January 30, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Online multiplayer |
Entropia Universe is a massively multiplayer online (MMORPG) virtual universe designed by the Swedish software company MindArk, based in Gothenburg.
Entropia uses a micropayment business model, in which players may buy in-game currency (PED - Project Entropia Dollars) with real money that can be redeemed back into U.S. dollars at a fixed exchange rate of 10:1. This means that virtual items acquired within Entropia Universe have a real cash value, and a participant may, at any time, initiate a withdrawal of their accumulated PED back into U.S. dollars according to the fixed exchange rate, minus transaction fees. The Entropia Universe is a direct continuation of Project Entropia.
Entropia Universe entered the Guinness World Records Book in both 2004 and 2008 for the most expensive virtual world objects ever sold. In 2009, a virtual space station, a popular destination, sold for $330,000.[1] This was then eclipsed in November 2010 when Jon Jacobs sold a club named "Club Neverdie" for $635,000; this property was sold in chunks, with the largest sold for $335,000.[2][3] The game has been described as dedicated to capitalism rather than quality of gameplay, and connecting the in-game labor with real world profits, in which sense it can be seen as a spiritual precursor to the play to earn model.[4]
- ^ "Man buys virtual space station for 330k real dollars". Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ "Planet Calypso Player Sells Virtual Resort for $635,000.00 USD" (Press release). Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "And the asteroid goes to". Retrieved 2010-11-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ong, Alexis (2021-11-06). "Before blockchain and NFTs, there was the real-cash MMO Entropia Universe". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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