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Quick Game Industry Research Factoids

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

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Australian Gaming Industry:

Worth: AU$1billion in 2006

Note: Film/Box Office in 2007 AU$900million in 2007

Industry is Growing: >12% per year
12.5m games sold in 2006
Gamer average age: 28 years old
Gamers are 60% male, 40% female
In 2007, 67% Australians have broadband
35% are parents, 8% will tell you [...]

ZOMG!!1! Battlefield Bad Company Beta.. this week??

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Battlefield Company Multiplayer Tutorial.

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Battlefield heroes.

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

WoW not for me. Never got D&D. Haven't seen a minute of any of LotR.
Battlefield Heroes might just be the time sucker I am looking for!

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Want to Study Gaming at University?

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

QuT has a Bachelor of Gaming and Entertainment. Coolness does not begin to explain this course. More than C++, it is also about the social aspects, history, design - the whole works.
Dr Ross Brown and Penny Drennan are really cool: passionate about their areas of expertise (and geeks from deep in their lives) - and [...]