"Neverdie' busts record for real profit on single virtual sale
(NEWSER) - Afraid to speculate in the real estate market just now? Try the unreal real estate market instead, where one lucky player of the Entropia Universe virtual reality game is $335,000 richer thanks to sound virtual investments that earned him some real money. Entropia player Jon Jacobs—known online as Neverdie—sold his parcel on a fictitious asteroid to player "pesok" in the multiplayer online game, breaking the virtual record for a profit on a single sale, reports the Christian Science Monitor. More»