IGE

MMORPG services company Internet Gaming EntertainmentIndustryVirtual currencyFounded2001FounderBrock PierceHeadquarters Hong KongWebsitewww.ige.com IGE (Internet Gaming Entertainment) is a company that trades virtual currency and accounts for MMORPGs. The company sold virtual goods for real money in more than a dozen popular games. Members of the gaming community were often critical of IGE, as its services were against the rules of the games, though not illegal by the laws of the real countries in which the games would operate. During its peak, it had offices in Los Angeles, Shanghai as well as headquarters and a customer service center in Hong Kong. It was reformed in 2007 by Jonathan Yantis.[citation needed] History IGE was founded in 2001 by Brock Pierce, a former child actor, and Alan Debonneville. They met while playing Everquest and decided to form IGE. Pierce was the main investor in the company while Debonneville managed operations. Brock Pierce was also the co-founder of the failed dot-com Digital Entertainment Network (DEN). Media reports claim that Marc Collins-Rector is a silent partner in IGE. IGE initially used an address in the city of Marbella, Spain, where Collins-