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World Bank says online gaming industry is a boon to Asia economy

A World Bank study to be released Thursday reports that the online gaming industry has grown into a $3 billion business that provides living wages to migrant workers in Asia who play games all day, amass virtual currency and sell it to wealthy customers in the Western world for actual cash.

 

Facebook Credits, Now Widely Deployed, Nearly Ready for Primetime: Tech News «

Facebook Credits, Now Widely Deployed, Nearly Ready for Primetime: Tech News «

Facebook has done a remarkable job of getting developers to adopt its Credits virtual currency before the program was fully fledged. Today that company announced a partnership with PlaySpan to add 20 additional ways for users to pay for credits and plans to accelerate rollout.

 

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