World of Warcraft hits 8.5 Million Subscribers

In a recent press release, Blizzard announced that they have reached over 8.5 million subscribers worldwide. A 2.5 million increase from last year. That's a lot of people, you do the math. From just monthly fees, Blizzard receives nearly 12.8 million dollars a month, 153 million annually. That's not including revenue from buying the actual game. Lest we forget the action figures, playing cards, board games, lunch boxes, or official World of Warcraft sex toys (okay just kidding).

It will be interesting to see where Blizzard takes us in a year from now, or better yet, six months from now. If there is one thing for certain, the only direction they will go is up.