Massively multiplayer online role-playing game

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MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) is a genre of MMOG where many players engage in an online version of a role-playing game. Most MMORPGs are usually played on the PC, but there are a growing number of exceptions on game consoles.

Of all the genres of MMOG, MMORPGs are the most played genre throughout the world with combined global memberships in subscription and non-subscription games exceeding 15 million as of 2006.[1].

External Links

  • MMORPG.COM - A notable online community for latest news and features on MMORPGs.
  • MMOGCHART.COM - Bruce Sterling Woodcock's tracking of MMOG subscription data.
  • The Daedalus Project - Nick Yee's ongoing survey study of MMORPG players. Demographics, narratives and essays.

References

Citations
  1. Chart of Subscriber Growth, http://www.mmogchart.com