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Video Game Industry

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A significant segment of the leisure economy spanning both the service-providing tertiary sector and the knowledge-intensive quaternary sector, encompassing the development, publishing, marketing, distribution and monetization of video games. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Sector
Entertainment and technology 1
Connections

Associated With

Battle Pass, Business Models
Buy-to-Play, Business Models
Esports Industry, Industries

Esports is competitive play built directly on video games, a segment of the video game industry.

Source Wikipedia, Esports
Free-to-play, Business Models

Free-to-play, offering a game at no upfront cost and monetizing through in-game purchases, is a dominant business model in the video game industry.

Loot Box, Business Models
Nintendo Switch, Products and Services

The Nintendo Switch is one of the video game industry's best-selling hybrid console platforms, released in 2017.

Source Wikipedia, Video Game Industry
PlayStation, Products and Services

PlayStation is one of the video game industry's best-selling console platforms, in production since 1994.

Source Wikipedia, Video Game Industry
Technology Industry, Industries

Video game development has driven and intersects heavily with the broader technology industry's hardware advances.

Source Wikipedia, Video Game Industry

Companies In Industry

11 bit studios, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: 11 Bit Studios
Activision Blizzard, Inc., Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Activision Blizzard
Advanced Mobile Applications, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Advanced Mobile Applications
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Bandai Namco Holdings
Bethesda Softworks LLC, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Bethesda Softworks LLC
BioWare, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: BioWare
Bungie, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Bungie
Capcom Co., Ltd., Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Capcom Co., Ltd.
CD Projekt SA, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: CD Projekt Red
Dentsu Inc., Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Dentsu Inc.
Devolver Digital, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Devolver Digital
Electronic Arts Inc., Companies and Brands

A major video game publisher; classified in the atlas video-game-industry.

Epic Games, Inc., Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Epic Games, Inc.
FromSoftware, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: FromSoftware
Frontier Developments, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Frontier Developments
GungHo Online Entertainment, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: GungHo Online Entertainment
id Software, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: id Software
Insomniac Games, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Insomniac Games
Klei Entertainment, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Klei Entertainment
Koei Tecmo, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Koei Tecmo
Konami Group Corporation, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Konami
KRAFTON, Inc., Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: KRAFTON, Inc.
Larian Studios, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Larian Studios
miHoYo Co., Ltd., Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: MiHoYo
Naughty Dog, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Naughty Dog
Nexon Co., Ltd., Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Nexon Co., Ltd.
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Nintendo
Obsidian Entertainment, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Obsidian Entertainment
OLM, Inc., Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: OLM, Inc.
Paradox Interactive, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Paradox Interactive
PlatinumGames, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: PlatinumGames
Realtime Games Software, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Realtime Games Software
Rebellion Developments, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Rebellion Developments
Riot Games, Inc., Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Riot Games
Rockstar Games, Inc., Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Rockstar Games
Rovio Entertainment, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Rovio Entertainment
Sega Corporation, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Sega Corporation
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
Supercell, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Supercell
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., Companies and Brands

A major video game publisher; classified in the atlas video-game-industry.

Team17, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Team17
Techland, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Techland
The Lego Group, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: The Lego Group
Valve Corporation, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Valve Corporation
Wargaming, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Wargaming
Zynga, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Zynga
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Video Game Industry
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The video game industry is a significant segment of the leisure sector, straddling the tertiary sector, which provides services to people, and the quaternary sector, which focuses on knowledge-intensive activities such as research and technological development.
  • Associated With: Technology Industry, Industry overview section
    The video game industry has played an important role in improvement of computer hardware.
  • Associated With: PlayStation
  • Associated With: Nintendo Switch
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Wikipedia, Esports
WikipediaAssociated With: Esports IndustryView the Source
Wikipedia: Nintendo
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Konami
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Konami Group Corporation, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Konami Group Corporation, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Rockstar Games
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Rockstar Games, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Rockstar Games, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Valve Corporation
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Valve Corporation, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Valve Corporation, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Activision Blizzard
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Activision Blizzard, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Activision Blizzard, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Wargaming
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Wargaming, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Wargaming, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Bandai Namco Holdings
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Riot Games
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Riot Games, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Riot Games, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Supercell
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Supercell, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Supercell, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Devolver Digital
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Devolver Digital, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Devolver Digital, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: CD Projekt Red
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: CD Projekt SA, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: CD Projekt SA, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: MiHoYo
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: miHoYo Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: miHoYo Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Advanced Mobile Applications
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Advanced Mobile Applications, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Advanced Mobile Applications, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Paradox Interactive
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Paradox Interactive, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Paradox Interactive, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: BioWare
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: BioWare, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: BioWare, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Zynga
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Zynga, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Zynga, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Frontier Developments
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Frontier Developments, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Frontier Developments, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Obsidian Entertainment
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Obsidian Entertainment, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Obsidian Entertainment, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Naughty Dog
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Naughty Dog, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Naughty Dog, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Bungie
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Bungie, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Bungie, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Rovio Entertainment
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Rovio Entertainment, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Rovio Entertainment, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Insomniac Games
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Insomniac Games, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Insomniac Games, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: PlatinumGames
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: PlatinumGames, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: PlatinumGames, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Koei Tecmo
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Koei Tecmo, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Koei Tecmo, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Rebellion Developments
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Rebellion Developments, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Rebellion Developments, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: FromSoftware
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: FromSoftware, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: FromSoftware, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Klei Entertainment
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Klei Entertainment, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Klei Entertainment, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Larian Studios
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Larian Studios, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Larian Studios, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: 11 Bit Studios
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: 11 bit studios, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: 11 bit studios, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity "Video Game Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Capcom Co., Ltd.
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Capcom Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Capcom Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Sega Corporation
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Sega Corporation, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Sega Corporation, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Nexon Co., Ltd.
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Nexon Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Nexon Co., Ltd., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Bethesda Softworks LLC
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Bethesda Softworks LLC, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Bethesda Softworks LLC, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Epic Games, Inc.
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Epic Games, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Epic Games, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: The Lego Group
WikidataCompanies In Industry: The Lego Group, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: The Lego Group, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: KRAFTON, Inc.
WikidataCompanies In Industry: KRAFTON, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: KRAFTON, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Realtime Games Software
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Realtime Games Software, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Realtime Games Software, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: id Software
WikidataCompanies In Industry: id Software, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: id Software, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Dentsu Inc.
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Dentsu Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Dentsu Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Team17
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Team17, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Team17, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Techland
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Techland, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Techland, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: GungHo Online Entertainment
WikidataCompanies In Industry: GungHo Online Entertainment, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: GungHo Online Entertainment, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: OLM, Inc.
WikidataCompanies In Industry: OLM, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: OLM, Inc., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q941594, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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