Just when online gaming couldn’t get even more sordid, it seems that a virtual gold selling company is now providing the services of online "escorts" to accompany you on your geeksome adventures. Gamepal is promoting these "escorts" as companions that "can do anything you want and everything you ask for." Oh dear.
According to the finer details, this escort service is less racy than its saucy advertising might lead one to believe, but considering the site’s promotional image is of an orc pimping out a pair of elven tarts, one can’t help but wonder if this is about as innocent as those "massage parlors" that line the streets of Soho. From the Gamepal ad:
"An Escort Service is a new feature that allows you to hire an escort to assist you in the game. Absolutely anything you want can be done, even when you have logged off the game! Ask […]
Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back
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