Man Pays £10,000 for Digital Sword in Unfinished Video Game
Age of Wulin raises $21,000 in Auction
Here’s one way to raise some interest in your Beta title that doesn’t entail handing out ‘Closed Beta Keys’ to millions of people; hold and auction.
This is what happened in China this week, with one guy (pictured) forking out some US$16,000 (roughly £10,370) for a sword that he can only use in the MMO, Age of Wulin when it launches officially in the Spring.
This purchase by a guy we’re so totally sure is not related to Snail Games, makes up the bulk of the $21,000 raised at the game’s auction. That’s a real life auction.
Obviously, the sword was not the only purchase. According to Slashgear, “There was a sheath for Hook of Departure that sold for $1,600 and a Lordly Spear Sheath that sold for a cool $2,500. Tiny items such as pre-paid time cards sold for $15 and enhancement materials sold for right around $30.”
More on Age of Wulin here.
This is what happened in China this week, with one guy (pictured) forking out some US$16,000 (roughly £10,370) for a sword that he can only use in the MMO, Age of Wulin when it launches officially in the Spring.
This purchase by a guy we’re so totally sure is not related to Snail Games, makes up the bulk of the $21,000 raised at the game’s auction. That’s a real life auction.
Obviously, the sword was not the only purchase. According to Slashgear, “There was a sheath for Hook of Departure that sold for $1,600 and a Lordly Spear Sheath that sold for a cool $2,500. Tiny items such as pre-paid time cards sold for $15 and enhancement materials sold for right around $30.”
More on Age of Wulin here.