The precedent heard ’round the world Yesterday in Amsterdam, the court of justice in that country convicted two teens of stealing virtual items from a younger teen by coercion, and sentenced them to a total of 360 hours of community service. The Leeuwarden District Court says the culprits, 15 and 14 years old, coerced a [...]

Games are a luxury after all… A lot of conversation has been made in the last couple of years over how in-game economies can affect real economies. For example, it’s spawned two new industries – game subscriptions and gold farming from which people make their livings. But now that the economy in real life has [...]