Free Realms tops 3 million users in seven weeks

Sony Online Entertainment's Free Realms continues to go from strength to strength, with the announcement it has clocked up over three million users in just seven weeks.

The free-to-play MMO is aimed at a young audience and makes money through micro transactions via the sale of Station Cash game cards, available at retailers including Blockbuster, Best Buy and 7-Eleven.

"SOE worked diligently over the past four years to ensure that Free Realms would take the online space by storm," said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment.

"We are pleased to be able to provide such a vast, in-depth and, most importantly, fun world to an average of 500,000 new gamers per week."