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A series of new reports from DFC Intelligence (www.dfcint.com) forecasts, total PC game revenue is expected to reach $19 billion by the year 2013. Though PC is the leading platform for online game revenue, revenue from console online games is expected to show significant growth during this period. Thanks to the proliferation of high-speed Internet connections, Xbox Live Marketplaces, the PlayStation Stores, and the Wii Shops, which have directly or indirectly contributed to the staggering growth rate of the Online Game Business as a whole. According to a recent Bloomberg report, in February, U.S. retail sales of consoles, games and accessories increased 10 percent from a year earlier, according to researcher NPD Group Inc. The industry will expand 5 percent to 10 percent in 2009.

The Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft (WoW): is currently the dominant MMORPGs in the world with more than 60% of the subscribing player base, and with 11-12 million monthly subscribers worldwide, is the most popular Western title among MMOGs. The startling sales growth of MMORPGs seems to bucking the global melt-down these days!! Since its debut on November 23, 2004, World of Warcraft has become the most popular MMORPG around the world and have gloriously crossed the the 10 million userbase in the last year. World of Warcraft (WoW) from Vivendi Universal’s Blizzard Entertainment, now hosts over 2 million subscribers in Europe, over 2.5 million in North America, and approximately 5.5 million in Asia. The quest for the new versions of the MMORPGs is evident in the emarging markets like - Tiwan, India, South Korea, Japan, Russia and China.