David Barboza's front-page report is the first solid journalistic evidence that RMT has spawned a cottage gold farming industry in low-wage countries. We knew it was true but had nothing to point to. Now we have something to point to.
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One of China's newest factories operates here in the basement of an old
warehouse....
"For
12 hours a day, 7 days a week, my colleagues and I are killing
monsters," said a 23-year-old gamer who works here in this makeshift
factory and goes by the online code name Wandering. "I make about $250
a month, which is pretty good compared with the other jobs I've had.
And I can play games all day."
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There's also a vignette about in-game spam, and an audio slide show.
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