The videogames industry has set a new record in the US for sales of software and hardware, with 2008's level topping USD 21 billion across the year, with almost a quarter of that coming in the supposedly economy-stricken month of December.
According to NPD data software sales grew by almost 23 per cent to USD 11.7 billion, with December alone accounting for USD 5.3 billion - more than the total figure generated throughout the entire calendar year in 1997.
Here is a look at the Closed Alpha for the game in action.
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Land on any planet in Star Citizen currently and you’ll be greeted by things like weather patterns, flora, and very possibly a derelict or two. What you won’t find are any animals, however. That’s going to change with alpha 3.23’s release, as CIG has finally put together two animals to populate certain planets. That’s not quite three, but it’s more than one!
Two brand-new animals? Fantastic. This game should be ready by the time the Vault Dwellers come out from their Vaults Two Hundred years after the Apocalypse.
Any minute now...
Game Rant can exclusively reveal new gameplay footage from Citadelum, an upcoming city-builder with some serious Age of Mythology vibes.
This market is big it's no wonder some companies make it big while others fail.
It'd be nice to see a pie chart dividing this number among the industry hardware and software developers. That would be impressive.
To go and start buying some stocks.
Hell, I can be rich by the end of this economic crisis.
:)
Videogames=low investment+high returns.