Top 20 Game Devs Includes 5 MMO Companies

If MMO publishers make up 25% of the list, is that a lot?

Game Developer Magazine's 6th annual Top 20 Publishers report has hit the stands and the MMO industry is well represented, reported by Ten Ton Hammer. Considering that the number of MMO titles is a slight fraction of the overall games developed, cornering 25% of the top 20 isn't bad. Of course that is a generalization with some extrapolations and a dose of bias, but it is still a pretty strong showing.

There are seven MMO companies listed:

#2 Electronic Arts
#3 Activision
#5 Sony Computer Entertainment
#10 Square Enix
#12 Vivendi Games
#15 NCsoft
#18 Codemasters

The list is comprised of data collected prior to the Vivendi Games/Activision merger, so really I shouldn't list Activision as an MMO developer, but next year the combined company should shake up the top three spots. Also, the list shows Sony Computer Entertainment but probably does not include Sony Online Entertainment (which was re-organized into SCE) which could have an impact next year as well.

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Resource: Ten Ton Hammer

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