True story: A Shanghai gamer stabbed a friend to death with a real knife after learning he had sold an in-game dragon sword that he had loaned him for an online game called Legend of Mir 3. The Chinese virtual property owner tried to exact justice but when the police ignored the case, he demanded the cash (about $870) from his pal. He attacked and stabbed his friend when he didn't turn over the money, which is apparently close to a an average year's salary there...
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