If MMO publishers make up 25% of the list, is that a lot?
Game Developer Magazine#DY#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#DY#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#DY#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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