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Take-Two and 2K say virtual currency is "fiction", as in-game currency lawsuit continues
Take-Two Interactive and 2K Games have said that virtual currencies within games are "fictions created by game publishe…
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. The original lawsuit claims that keeping virtual currency is "unfair, illegal and greedy" and calls for Take-Two to offer refunds on any unspent funds if servers are shut down.
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