pay to play - play to pay

Keeping with my nerdly links of the day, apparently there is a new videogame coming out that requires you to convert real money into "Project Entropia Dollars" to buy items in the game - none of this imaginary crap anymore, you want a new pair of winged boots, you're paying for them. The interesting part is that there will be items in the game (treasure chests, etc) that will actually earn you money for playing... my money will be that this concept will flop, but it's an interesting idea none-the-less.