The Unreal Estate Boom: Matt linked me to this excellent article about how multiplayer RPGs like EverQuest and Ultima Online have actual economies and, what's more, are energating profits in the real world. There are people who make six-figure incomes in the real world by brokering items for people in these games! It seems so... pathetic, and yet it's so smart that I'm impressed and almost envious. But it seems the line between fantasy in reality is another step closer to annihilation.