Now that I think about it. I may be too old for this industry. And that’s not just me, so will be everyone else working for online game companies.

Here’s what’s real. A 12-year old kid has founded a Silicon Valley based company called playspan. Playspan is the “game industry’s first publisher-sponsored™ in-game commerce™ network. PlaySpan’s patent-pending in-game search, commerce and micropayment technologies enable game publishers and developers to generate new revenues, acquire new users and extend the loyalty of existing users.”

According to their official website;

“PlaySpan is founded by Arjun Mehta, a 5th grader, passionate about gaming and software programming that can make game playing experience exciting and more importantly rewarding!

PlaySpan started in Arjun’s garage in Silicon Valley in 2006 and was incorporated with Arjun’s earnings from selling online game items won from quests he fought while attending 5th grade at Challenger School in San Jose. “

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