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Total US consumer spending on video games was up five per cent year-on-year in 2015, a new joint report between the ESA and NPD has revealed. That represents a revenue total of $23.5bn, compared to 2014’s $22.4bn. Software sales – including physical, digital, subscriptions and mobile – was up seven …
Read More »ESA criticises NPD games market figures
US video games trade body the Entertainment Software Association has criticised the market data released by research firm NPD. The company’s data for the US games market in 2015 indicated that the industry was flat year-on-year, but the ESA says this depiction of the sector is not accurate. This is …
Read More »Canada’s game industry sees significant growth over past two years – ESA
Game development studios in Canada are on the rise, according to new data published by the country’s ESA chapter. The Entertainment Software Association of Canada’s research shows the industry has risen 24 per cent over 2013, growing to 20,400 people employed by 472 individual studios throughout the region. Though it’s …
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Read More »OPINION: E3 may be over for you
The words: ‘E3 just isn’t as relevant as it used to be’ are invariably said by two sets of people. Either those with a vested interest in its decline, or people who are trying to come to terms with the fact that their boss isn’t sending them this year. It’s …
Read More »E3: Over a third of our exhibitors are mobile and PC companies
The organiser of E3 insists that the LA event is not all about console games. E3 has become synonymous with Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo down the years. This year, PC giant Valve has announced it will not be exhibiting at the show, while the PC-focused Sega will also have a …
Read More »Take-Two joins call for more digital data
The CEO of Take-Two says the lack of digital data in the games market is misleading. Speaking in an exclusive interview with MCV, Strauss Zelnick said that a lot of the stories around the games sector are negative because the true value of the industry is not known. His comments …
Read More »155m people play games in US, according to ESA
More than 155m people play games in the United States, a new report from the Entertainment Software Association claims. Th ESA has this and several other interesting figures to skim in its 2015 Essential Facts report, which was put together by surveying the gaming habits and attitudes of 4,000 American …
Read More »UPDATED: ESA denies agreeing to Obama’s Cybersecurity Protection Act
UPDATE: The ESA has told MCV that Vice’s story is incorrect and that it "hasn’t agreed to full datasharing or signed on with the Cybersecurity Protection Act". The headline has been amended to reflect this. UPDATE 2: The official fact sheet on theWhite House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection …
Read More »E3 2015 back in LA June 16-18
E3 will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2015, with the ESA announcing the expo will run June 16th-18th. The dates fall in line with the usual Tuesday-Thursday run for the show floor, meaning Monday June 15th will almost certainly be the big press briefing day for the …
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