Yep, half a billion. Not that anyone really needed convincing, but computer games are big business. This one eclipsed the record set by Halo 3 last year.
And games are only going to get better.
Interestingly – but I can’t find the reference (send me the link if you know it) – I was told last week that the average age of a gamer these days is 37 (this link from 2 years ago pegs it at 33).
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I couldnt agree more with these sentiments – I’ve recently had a look at Bioshock and it is certainly a game suitable only to mature gamers. It too had enormous success, selling 2 million copies and increasing its makers’ share price by 20%: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioshock#Sales
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Tony
A few years ago someone announced, that the gaming-industry will be bigger than the film-industry. That day it sounded absolutly outragous – now it´s just the status quo.