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GamePal

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GamePal is an online platform for players of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games to buy, sell and trade digital assets such as in-game currency, items, accounts, and power leveling services. The site is a neutral marketplace that supports player-to-player as well as direct selling for popular MMOs.

History

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GamePal emerged in June 2004 as a multi-feature platform for MMORPG players interested in digital asset trading. The buying and selling of in-game assets such as virtual currency is also a practice known as "real money trading" or RMT.

In June 2005, GamePal launched virtual account rental services for gamers who can now rent a high-level character and play as long as they like, then return the character for a different one or for a character in another game.[1]

GamePal worked closely with companies such as IGE expanding their options to virtual account trading allowing the buying, trading and selling of accounts.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Wallace, Mark (26 June 2005). ""Upward Mobility" 26 June 2005. NY Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ Terdiman, Daniel. ""Be a Gaming God for Dollars a Day" 23 June 2005. Wired". Wired. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2017.