Video Game Industry Generates $4.9 Billion for U.S. Economy in 2009

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According to a report released by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) yesterday (August 10), the video game industry put $4.9 billion dollars in the U.S. economy’s back pocket in 2009, laughing in the face of its financial ruin.

The statistics, featured in Video Games in the 21st Century: The 2010 Report, show the gaming industry growing at a rate of 10% from 2005 to 2009, which was more than seven times the entire U.S. economy combined. Total sales were at $7 billion in 2005, raising to an industry high of $11.7 billion in 2008, before declining back down to $10.5 billion last year...

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With a degree in English Communications and a minor in being a huge nerd, Ray Finkle has been covering video games for over five years now in print and on the web but following them since the day he dropped from the womb. Video games and Ray have gone hand in hand his entire life, and just like...

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