July 20, 2006 16:42 ET
Virtual Egg Sells for $10,000 USD
World Famous Gamer Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs, Owner of the Virtual Space Resort Club NEVERDIE in ENTROPIA UNIVERSE, Today Purchased a Unique Virtual Egg for $10,000 USD
MIAMI, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 20, 2006 -- The Unique Green Atrox Queen Egg was found last
week by another gamer, Mc'Lap Tzest0s Alexan'ru, during a massive quest in
Entropia Universe,
the leading MMORPG with an RCE (real Cash Economy). The Unique Green Atrox
Queen Egg was the final prize in a multi-part story quest, that tens of
thousands of gamers participated in. At this time, the actual function of
the Egg is still unknown and there has been much speculation on the forums
as to its purpose and value. Tzest0s received a number of offers for the
Atrox Queens Egg
(http://www.entropiaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31974), but
controversial gamer NEVERDIE, who claims the title of the First Millionaire
Gamer, outbid everyone with a 100,000 PED offer, equivalent to $10,000 USD.
"The absurdity of paying $10,000 USD for a virtual egg is not lost on me,"
says NEVERDIE, "but in fact I'm confident it will prove to be a great
investment. Club NEVERDIE is already the #1 privately owned entertainment
venue in virtual reality, whatever hatches out of this thing is sure to
prove a big draw to the Club."
Club NEVERDIE is built on an Asteroid and can only be reach via spaceship
from within Entropia Universe or by starting an Avatar at the resort via
the free download at www.Realityport.com. The resort boast 1000 private
apartments, a shopping mall, 20 BioDomes with some of the best hunting and
mining in the entire universe and a spectacular night club with multiple
dance floors, where world famous DJs spin live sets for the participants.
NEVERDIE paid $100,000 USD for the Resort in Oct 2005 and reports an 85%
return on the investment in less than 8 months of operation.
Entropia Universe is the only virtual gaming community that actively
supports sales of virtual products with actual cash value within its real
economy system. The economy offers the user a secure and safe way to make
purchases, sales and exchange real life currency into PED (Project Entropia
Dollars) and back again into real money via the real world ATM system, at a
fixed exchange rate to the US Dollar. PED allows members to invest in
personal development and growth through the acquisition of goods,
buildings, and land in the virtual universe. In 2005, the Entropia Universe
turnover was an estimated $165,000,000 USD.
About Club NEVERDIE
Club NEVERDIE is situated within the Entropia Universe. NEVERDIE is a
registered trademark of Jon Jacobs. Club NEVERDIE was established on Dec
19th, 2005 and can be visited via spaceship from the planet Calypso or new
accounts can be spawned directly at the resort by downloading the Entropia
Universe client from www.RealityPort.com and also www.NEVERDIE.com.