1. Computer games
The games industry is the economic sector involved
with the development, marketing and sales of video
games. It involves a lot of job disciplines and
employs thousands of people worldwide.
Game development is the making of computer,
video, or arcade games.
The gaming industry has 11 countries with revenues of
more than $1 billion, as of 2012 it has made $68 billion
which makes this particular industry the fastest growing
component of the international media sector.
Within this media sector there are many jobs including:
game art, game design, game development, game
producer, game testing etc.

2. Examples of companies in
this sector
Rockstar Games is a multinational video game developer owned by Take-Two Interactive and is
mostly known for video games such as Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A. Noire, Bully and Red
Dead. There use of open world, free roaming gameplay has gained a wide audience of gamers.
Rockstar have many studios around the world including Rockstar Japan, Rockstar London,
Rockstar Leeds and many others.
Rockstar have trade marked Rockstar Films and have acted as executive producers in films such as
The Football Factory (2004).
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc is an public American publisher,
developer and distributor of video game. Take-Two own Rockstar
Games and 2K Games. They have published notable games such as
the famous Grand Theft Auto series, the Midnight Club series and
Bioshock. As owner of 2K Games, Take-Two publishes 2K Sports titles
such as NFL and WWE games.

3. Examples of companies in
this sector
Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) is an American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of
video games. This company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry
and was known for promoting the design and programmers responsible for its games.
EA is the third worlds largest gaming company with a revenue of more than $4 billion
(2012)and over 9,000 employees (2013). EA has notable works such as the FIFA
franchise, Mass Effect franchise, Battlefield franchise and Dead Space franchise. They
are also known for there partnership with LucasArts and creating star wars games.