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\nTake-Two Interactive and 2K Games have said that virtual currencies within games are “fictions created by game publishers” during a lawsuit which alleges that money is effectively stolen from players when games are shut down<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nThe lawsuit, originally filed in November by a Californian minor and his mother, alleges that Take-Two is guilty of civil theft and unfair business practicies for closing down servers for various NBA 2K, WWE 2K and PGA Tour 2K titles, causing players to lose access to any remaining in-game funds they have paid for.\n<\/p>\n

“VC [virtual currency] is not plaintiff’s property,” a Take-Two lawyer stated this week, as reported by Game File<\/a>. “Instead, in-game VC are fictions created by game publishers, subject to the publishers’ terms of service and user agreements.”\n<\/p>\n

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Take-Two Interactive and 2K Games have said that virtual currencies within games are “fictions created by game publishers” during a lawsuit which alleges that money is effectively stolen from players when games are shut down. The lawsuit, originally filed in November by a Californian minor and his mother, alleges that Take-Two is guilty of civil theft and unfair business practicies for closing down servers for various NBA 2K, WWE 2K and PGA Tour 2K titles, causing players to lose access to any remaining in-game funds they have paid for. “VC [virtual currency] is not plaintiff’s property,” a Take-Two lawyer stated this week, as reported by Game File. “Instead, in-game VC are fictions created by game publishers, subject to the publishers’ terms of service and user…<\/p>\n

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