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Two-thirds is spent on subscriptions and roughly a billion comes from microtransactions.
There are new features being added all the time, like pets and minigames.
The company has more than tripled its employees in the last year as well.
The free-to-play model has worked out well for MMO developer Turbine.
We speak with THQ*ICE about the online market and the company's ballsy campaign to actually pay gamers to play their free-to-play MMO over another.
ngmoco has put the Rolando series on hold for now until they can make a version that matches their "freemium" model.
Also, social networks such as Facebook are becoming increasingly popular destinations for games, but you already knew that.
It's like doing the dishes in a diner when you can't pay the bill!
The German developer of browser-based games has expanded with a San Francisco studio.
PC Gaming Revenue at $13.1 Billion in 2009
A three percent increase since last year, and social and online games are leading the way while retail fades.
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