entropia universe
Five hot outsourcing trends to watch
News Last month news emerged of a hook-up between a Chinese online entertainment company and the Entropia Universe virtual world, to create a virtual economy that could provide as many as 10,000 jobs. Which way is the wind blowing in the offshore... [06 Jul 2007]
Photos of the month - June 2007
Photo Photo credit: Entropia Universe/Mindark Welcome to the virtual world with a real cash economy - the Entropia Universe. See more images from the Entropia Universe here. Entropia offers participants a hybrid between the Second Life environment and... [27 Jun 2007]
Photos: Inside the Entropia Universe
Photo Virtual world Entropia Universe is 'more than a game', according to its creators at Swedish company Mindark. Photo credit: Entropia Universe/ Mindark Behrmann said: "We want companies to be an active part of the storyline and add content to... [26 Jun 2007]
Q&A: Mindark CIO Marco Behrmann
News Virtual world Entropia Universe opened its doors in 2003 and offers participants a middle ground between the 'real life' world of Second Life and the gaming environment of World of Warcraft. Developed at Sweden-based Mindark, the virtual universe... [22 Jun 2007]
Virtual worlds? Get a life, say silicon.com readers
News Thirteen per cent of respondents admitted to being "occasional users" of the likes of Entropia Universe and EVE-Online, while nine per cent said they make regular pilgrimages to virtual lands. Earlier this month, a Chinese entertainment company... [19 Jun 2007]
China's virtual plans are out of this world
News The collaboration will allow the Entropia Universe to support up to seven million concurrent users, with an overall aim of attracting roughly 150 million users from all over the world. Sweden-based Entropia Universe has been chosen to create a cash... [06 Jun 2007]
Banks to battle for orcs' gold?
News For example gaming company MindArk recently unveiled a cash card for gamers to withdraw money they earn in the Entropia Universe virtual world from bricks-and-mortar cash machines. Once thought of as an escape from real world hassles such as money... [23 May 2006]
Gamers get cash card for virtual money
News People who play the online game Entropia Universe can earn and spend real money in the virtual world. The heart of Entropia Universe lies in a distant planet named Calypso. In 2005, the turnover for Entropia Universe, which has 400,000 registered... [04 May 2006]
Online game space-station sells for $100,000
News Project Entropia is an online game that has attracted more than 300,000 players into its "virtual universe with a real cash economy". Marco Behrmann, director of community relations at Project Entropia publisher MindArk, said: "The sale of the... [11 Nov 2005]
