| The AP Looks At The Fight Against MMO Cheating
CNN has an article on cheating in MMORPGs and how video game companies, specifically World of Warcraft, Second Life and a handful of others fight the problem. Obviously, it's a big one in persistent worlds where people pay monthly fees and thus expect some level of equality.
Cheating like this in video games has a long and even respected tradition. Games have often slyly included ways -- intentionally or not -- for sophisticated players to hack into the software and then skip levels or take on supernatural powers.
But these days, the subject is getting a more serious look. Unlike older games, today's are networked to be played with strangers over the Internet. And now, real money is at stake. Fantasy games like "World of Warcraft" and computer environs like "Second Life," to name a few, have their own currency or other virtual valuables that can be traded for hard U.S. dollars.
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The AP Looks At The Fight Against MMO Cheating
CNN has an article on cheating in MMORPGs and how video game companies, specifically World of Warcraft, Second Life and a handful of others fight the problem. Obviously, it's a big one in persistent worlds where people pay monthly fees and thus expect some level of equality.
For more, click here.
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