Provider of in-game commerce ecosystems Fatfoogoo has announced that it is to enable integration of its microtransaction software with Sun Microsystems' open source development environment for online games, virtual worlds and social networking, Project Darkstar.

Fatfoogoo’s monetizing software services, such as virtual item trading, subscription management and in-game economic control, are now available to the developers in the Project Darkstar community.

Fatfoogoo is the first company to offer commercial billing and transaction software that has been designed to work with Project Darkstar, allowing games and virtual worlds developed with the environment to allow real money transactions via micropayments.

“We are bringing microtransactions first to the publishers and developers and, as a result, to the gaming community,” said Fatfoogoo CEO, Martin Herdina. “Implementing micropayments into a game is a complex process that needs close attention. We make it easy for game developers to integrate our services into their games, so they can focus on their core competence. The real beneficiaries, however, are the gamers who can now easily make small and secure payments within the flow of the game.”