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Web Game Nets Creator $1.5M

Players pay for extra points to commit murder, mayhem

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2009 2:13 AM CDT

(Newser) – An Internet crime game has earned its young creator nearly $1.5 miilion. Torn, a text-based game noir that lets players commit murder and mayhem, boasts some 41,000 active players and 1.3 million account holders worldwide. The game is free, but players can...   Read full story »

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