TEENAGE gamer Jordan McGreevy has left school to run a computer empire from his bedroom

Jordan, 16, said goodbye to school friends to pursue his dream of retiring before he is 20.

Thousands of users from around the world are logging on to his multi-player online computer game www.futurerp.net and he is working 16 hours a day to keep up with demand.

Jordan, of Walkergate, Newcastle, said: "It's hard work at the moment, but I love it and it is really starting to take-off.

"I have nearly 2,500 registered users and hopefully, within the next year, when the game has developed fully, I will have 40,000 members."

The self-taught youngster spent hours locked in his bedroom studying before creating the game at school.

The game involves players creating their own characters and competing against each other in mythical environments.