How many people playing?

I have no idea what the total number people are that play. But I do know, like most other's, that TSTO is by far the most popular "freemium grinder" game ever. And I believe that in 2013 EA made over $130 million in digital net revenue through the third quarter from TSTO alone. :shock: So yeah, I think that is a pretty nice profit to keep this game going. It's insane really, that you can profit that much from what could be a completely free game.

I will also say that EA's other games, Battlefield 4, FIFA 14 (Especially in Europe), Madden NFL 25 (US mainly), and Need for Speed Rivals are all very popular and well selling games. If you read a gaming industry financial report, you will see they mostly hit their profit goals or exceeded them in 2013.