During the past few years, the popularity of online gaming has exploded to over $13 billion in sales. The number and range of available titles is appealing to a broader audience, and access to a global audience is available at any hour of any day. Hence, the number of players is increasing dramatically. One genre of online gaming, MMORPGs (massive multiplayer online role playing games), such as World of Warcraft, now attract millions of players from all over the world, who compete on a digital landscape in teams or individually against one another.

After you pay for acquiring the software, you'll find that most often you'll also e required to pay a monthly fee to subscribe for access to compete with others via the network. Paying these two fees entitles you to 24-hour access to the network, plus the ability to communicate with technical support in the event you suffer from Internet connectivity problems or software bugs.

In those regions where broadband internet is widely available,