This is a super old story, but I just found it and it has to be posted.

In December of 2004, an Australian gamer bought some virtual land for $26,500. It was for the game Project Entropia, an RPG where you can convert real money into virtual money and back into real money again. So in theory, you could make money from seling stuff in the game. That’s what this guy plans to do. He can charge people money for hunting and mining on his land, and he can sell plots of land to people that want to build houses.

I Googled Project Entropia and came up with Entropia Universe, which is apparently the newer game in the series or something. It is free to download and it says no subscription fees, so I’m wondering if there’s a hidden cost somewhere in there or if it’s really free. Anyways, you should all download it and get rich, and then send me some thank-you checks