It was with the rapid rise of World of Warcraft that gaming commentators first noticed the trend of players using in-game currency to further their gaming cause.
Reaching back to the past for inspiration is extremely popular today, and not just in the world of gaming – movies are remade and fashion trends are revived.
Ever since the comic book genius, Stan Lee, created the X-Men for Marvel Comics in 1963, this group of superhero mutants has gradually been growing in cultural prominence.