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In March, the NPD Group reported that massively multiplayer online game sales outstripped their non-genre competitors in 2008. Now a new report suggests that growth of online gaming is by no means limited to the massively multiplayer segment.

A big winner. GSN Games Network reportedly saw 6 million visitors in May, compared to 910,000 last year.

As of May 2009, 87.1 million people were gaming online in the US, a 22 percent increase over the previous year, according to a study done by comScore in May 2009. Analysts found that although the number of Internet users remained mostly stagnant--up just 2 percent over last year--Web users are flocking to online games.

The industry-tracking group attributed the growth to "the reality of economic challenges" as gamers with thinning wallets turn to cheap and free online games. According to the report, browser-based game portals drew in the most online gamers, with Yahoo! Games attracting 19.4 million unique visitors. EA Online was second at 18 million, and Nickelodeon Casual Games Cheap RuneScape gold at third with 14.8 million.