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Total Operating Costs for WoW: $200 Million
backtoreality says,
The figure of $200 Million is the operating costs for the game since its launch in 2004. According to Blizzard, this is for things such as keeping its servers running, customer service, and co-location facilities.
While that sounds like a lot, people think that WoW makes $75 Million to $150 million per MONTH in revenue. NOT A BAD GIG!!!
Article excerpt from wired.com —
"During a conference call yesterday with industry analysts, Blizzard's number crunchers revealed the total cost of upkeep for World of Warcraft since the game's launch in 2004.
Between hiring customer service staff, paying for servers and co-location facilities, and ensuring the Tuskarr stay fed, the total bill for the game since launch...
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Posted 3 years ago
Crikey! That's insane. I hope the developers have some sort of a profit-sharing plan for all the $$ly goodness.
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