Since moving to a free to play pricing model, Bioware’s Star Wars MMO The Old Republic seems to be performing well and made $163 million in revenue during 2013.Originally released with a subscription based model, poor fan reaction and a dwindling player base caused Bioware to rethink their strategy. The gamble may have paid off as The Old Republic was the fourth biggest MMO in 2013.
The data comes from a new report into the MMO market by SuperData Research. Unsurprisingly, the report found that Blizzard’s World of Warcraft was 2013’s biggest MMO with earnings of over £1 billion and a 36% market share. NCsoft’s Lineage came in second place with earnings of $253 million and a 9% market share. This pretty impressive when you consider that the game originally launched back in 1998 and that it is no longer available in the Western market. SuperData also revealed that Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Online managed to gain 772,347 subscribers by the end of June. The game is currently a PC exclusive but console versions are expected to launch in November.
You can see the top 10 MMOs of 2013 below.
Via Gamespot