Play’s Republic

I’ve never heard of “Entropia Universe” before this article, but it sounds like an interesting way of doing business- and of dealing with the difficult, rarely-sanctioned issue of the real-world trade of virtual world goods. First: their currency is set against the U.S. dollar at a fixed 10-to-1 rate. And secondly… they’ve sold licenses for five in-game pawn shops that, according to the article below, “will make real loans to people who turn in virtual items like laser rifles and bionic implant chips.”http://www.topix.net/content/ap/1322316664088878908319000538413727415377