While Trion can not be a household name

　　While Trion can not be a household name, his supporters include two of the best known companies in the media: Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. Other investors include Fidelity Investments company and ACT II Capital, a hedge fund that invests in media companies.

Trion, which is only five years old, is growing rapidly. The company has doubled its staff to 500 people this year and Butler said that the pace of hiring will continue. Trion has offices outside of San Francisco, and San Diego and Austin, Texas. It is also looking at the opening of studios in Montreal or Vancouver.

Trion has differentiated itself from its competitors betting big on the idea that the future of gaming is online sophisticated universes filled with thousands of players, not game consoles such as PlayStation or Xbox.So far, the bet has paid off.