DarkOrbit Made €2 Million From One Item

If you want a single reason why the free-to-play market seems to so attractive to the people interested in making money from games, then take a look at this craziness: Gamesbrief have run a story claiming that Bigpoint's DarkOrbit game has sold two thousand €1,000 "drones", which are virtual items that help players in combat. The article explains: "There are different levels of drone ranking up to the 10th Drone. The 10th Drone – also called the Zeus Drone – is very rare – you need to have all 9 previous drones and collect blueprints to make it in the game. Earlier this month, on a total of four separate days, Bigpoint made it possible to buy a 10th Drone for €1,000." And such is the popularity of the game, that quite a large number of people were willing to buy it. Or at least that's what publishers Bigpoint claim. Are you one of those people who spent that much? Speak up! And also lend us a fiver.

(Unrelated, does anyone want to buy our mysterious The Tenth Blog Post? We'll make it available next week for £79,000? Anyone? You won't even have had to read previous RPS posts!)