An article over on BusinessWeek.com reports that during the announcement of Blizzard's merger with Activision, the company's finances were revealed, showing how much profit Blizzard makes. It's estimated that WoW will generate $1.1 Billion this year, with a profit of around $520 Million after running costs.
MMO's do cost a lot more to maintain than other games, so there is more of a risk in developing them, but boy, do they pay off if they go well.
According to another report on gamasutra.com, WoW is continuing to grow its subscriber base at an impressive rate.
>>Source: http://wow.wowgoldvideo.com/wow-gold875.html
MMO's do cost a lot more to maintain than other games, so there is more of a risk in developing them, but boy, do they pay off if they go well.
According to another report on gamasutra.com, WoW is continuing to grow its subscriber base at an impressive rate.
>>Source: http://wow.wowgoldvideo.com/wow-gold875.html