400,000 World Wide Web Gaming ‘Gold Farmers’ - Report

August 22nd, 2008 | Category: Gadget News

Researchers at the UK’s Manchester University estimate that some 400,000 society WORLDWIDE WORK AS Web GAMING GOLD FARMERS — mostly in China, but additionally in Romania, Indonesia and Mexico. ‘Gold farmers’ are low-paid, overworked young society who play games

like World of Warcraft and Lineage all day in order to earn points and get virtual gold, equipment or skills that can be sold for real money. The Manchester study says gold farming is a multi-hundred million dollar industry. Who knew?

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