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Gold Farming a $500 Million Industry
Gold Farming a $500 Million Industry
GamePolitics - August 25, 2008
Submitted by Rol83 (481) at 12:56AM PST on August 25, 2008
The BBC reports that gold farming, a practice much despised by some MMO gamers, is a $500 million global business, employing a half-million people.
Citing research conducted by Prof. Richard Heeks of Manchester University, the BBC reports that 80% of worldwide gold farming is based in China. Workers there earn about $145 per month for their efforts.
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