MIAMI, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 21, 2006 -- Jon NEVERDIE Jacobs, the Gamer who bought a Virtual Asteroid inside Entropia Universe in late 2005, reports the Club NEVERDIE, his virtual Resort, grossed $100,000 USD in the first eight months of operation. The Resort opened on December 19th, 2005. "It's a tremendous vindication to reach the break-even mark so fast; very few people really believed a turnkey virtual business inside an MMORPG could do these kind of numbers, but the dynamic real cash economy in Entropia Universe is extremely conducive for operating a business or developing a trade; however, once you have the tools or skills it's really up to the individual to serve the community and develop the business. It's definitely work, but since it exists within a Video Game style world, I'm in my element," says NEVERDIE. "But, not everyone is going to get rich. In many respects, Virtual Reality is like the wild west, you have to be bold and not a quitter; many of the laws that will eventually govern Virtual Reality are not in place yet; it's fiercely competitive, there is always intense debate in the forums, of course not everyone is going to make money; you need vision and you have to place your faith in technology. But, this is definitely the decade of the gamer!"
The $100,000 Gross Revenue to the Asteroid is broken down into $82,270 from the 5.5% hunting and mining taxes levied on virtual colonists who use the Asteroids bio domes to gather natural resources, $11,340 from sales of Virtual Apartments which the players use for storage and socializing and $6,340 from the sales of Shops in the Virtual Shopping Mall. NEVERDIE says, "Club NEVERDIE is the #1 destination for live entertainment in Entropia Universe, and if the numbers are anything to go by, it is probably the most successful player-owned and -operated turnkey business in any Virtual world!"
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