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2008 Wagner James Au | Sunday, February 1, 2009 | 9:00 AM PT | 3 comments
massively.com - 2/3/2009
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massively.com —
In an upcoming "comprehensive study" by DFC Intelligence,
they take a look at the top money-makers in...
the MMO space worldwide. To no one's surprise, World of Warcaft has topped the list, followed by several Asian MMOs like MapleStory, Lineage I and ...
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Top 10 money-making MMOs of 2008
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Other World Notes: 2008's Top 10 Money-Making MMOs (and why SL isn't one of them)
New World Notes —
Top Money Making MMOs I just posted on GigaOM a top ten list of MMOs/MMORPGs which earned the most revenue in 2008 , at least according to DFC Intelligence . I told them I was surprised Second Life wasn't included on the list, because based on publicly available figures, Linden Lab seems to have grossed nearly $100 million in revenue last year. "SL hovers right outside the top ten," DFC's Joost van Dreunen told me. Their analysis however, is also categorical: "While we do cover SL," Joost told me, "it generates revenue in different ways than other MMOs ...
Gigaom: The Top 10 Money-Making MMOs of 2008
Warhammer Vault - The Ultimate Resource —
Gigaom: The Top 10 Money-Making MMOs of 2008 [ 6 Comments [image] ] Print News | Category: General [image] Gigaom.com have been given a sneak peak at the top 10 money making MMO's of last year. Game industry analyst DFC Intelligence will publish a comprehensive study of massively multiplayer online worlds next month, and was nice enough to give us an advance peek at their list of MMOs and MMORPGs that earned the most revenue in 2008. The numbers are primarily estimates based on publicly available reports, DFCs David Cole told ...
Betcha You Can Guess #1
Broken Toys —
Via GigaOM, DFC Intelligence’s top 10 global list of MMOs - by income generated.
Takeaways:
1: OMGCHINA. It’s not broken down in the figures, but my suspicion is China is a pretty hefty portion of World of Warcraft’s revenue stream as well, despite the revenue per user being significantly lower. The Chinese MMO market dwarfs the Western market, both in subscriber numbers, and more importantly in revenue. China’s the new Korea. It’s tempting to say that “someplace else will soon be the new China”, but it’s difficult ...
Top 10 money-making MMOs of 2008
Massively —
... the most users, this study doesn't touch on that. With such a wide discrepancy between active subscribers and prepaid game card users, it's a difficult number to tack down. What makes this list frustrating is the complete lack of details involved. While WoW is reported to have earned $500 million+ in... Top 10 money-making MMOs of 2008 originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | ...
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