MMO Revenue to Surpass $6 Billion by 2013

DFC Intelligence forecasts that MMORPG subscription revenue will surpass $6 billion by 2013, excluding additional revenue via retail sales or micro-payments.
A series of new reports from DFC Intelligence forecasts MMOG subscription revenue to surpass $6 billion by 2013. Furthermore, this forecast does not include additional revenue generated by retail sales, Real Money Trading (RMT) among users, or free-to-play games that do not charge a subscription. According to DFC analyst Joost van Dreunen, (Consumers are increasingly willing to spend money to pay for premium games as a service which benefits subscription-driven products.)