The Scale of Impact - Social Games Online [Infographic]

Category: Games

Social games have witnessed skyrocketing global growth in recent years and are nicely cruising to capture almost 50% of video games market by 2016. According to a market study by Transparency Market Research, social gaming market is expected to reach US$17.40 billion by 2019, up from US$5.40 billion in 2012. Most online social game genres, like social casino, role-playing, fall in the category of freemium games - free to download and register. The most popular monetization method used by Freemium game developers to monetize their social gaming apps or websites is In-App Purchases. In this method, players earn/buy virtual credits using real-world money to quickly reach advanced levels or to accumulate power-ups or buy virtual gifts/goods to share with fellow players... Read Full blog at- http://gamentio.com/blog/-/blogs/the-scale-of-impact-social-games-online