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wraggster
November 21st, 2011, 22:58
Daily revenue from superhero MMO DC Universe Online is up 700 per cent since it adopted the free-to-play model on 1st November, according to Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley.Smedley Tweeted (https://twitter.com/#!/j_smedley) the figure earlier today, along with a number of other stats.Apparently, revenue is split 47 per cent from the PC version and 53 per cent from the PlayStation 3 version.The game's userbase is growing by six per cent a day, while 85 per cent of daily log-ins are returning players.The most popular in-game purchases are additional character slots and the Vanguard of the Heavens character skins.Earlier this month, SOE announced that the game has attracted a million new users (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-11-f2p-dc-universe-online-welcomes-1-million-new-players) since the shift to free-to-play.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-21-dc-universe-revenue-up-700-percent-post-free-to-play