Online Game Players Pay 21-Year-Old Computer Geek £50,000 a Month to Carry Out Muggings, Murders and Heists in an Imaginary City
October 7th, 2009Via: Telegraph:
A 21-year-old computer whizzkid has become a millionaire and takes home £50,000 a month after he created a hit online computer game.
Joe Chedburn, a self-confessed geek, was just 16 when he came up with the idea to write an online game focused on crime.
Torn, which is text-based and has no graphics, grew quickly and now has around 41,000 active users with over 1.3 million account holders.
Although the game is free to play users can pay £3 every month to receive extra points and status.
Most players are willing to pay enabling the site to make around £50,000-a-month. Joe, from Frome, Somerset, is now a millionaire at the age of 21.
