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Informa Telecoms & Media have come out with a new report on the Games industry.

Global games industry to hit a peak value of $58.4 billion in 2007

"The highest growth will come from broadband, mobile and interactive TV, which are together forecast to generate revenues of $20.6 billion by 2010 - up from $3.8 billion in 2004."

The Dynamics of Games (5th Edition) gives you comprehensive coverage of:

Consoles - the console market is, and will continue to be, the dominant platform throughout the global industry

Handheld - this sector will see growth for both hardware and software sales, driven by the recent launch of new handhelds from both Nintendo and Sony

PC - PC gaming will continue to decline - with revenues falling to half the 2001 total by 2010 - due to factors such as new generation consoles boasting the same functionality traditionally associated with the PC

Broadband - the rapid take-up of broadband, as well as interest in services such as Xbox Live are helping drive the broadband games market

Mobile - as 2.5G & 3G mobile services spread, the mobile games market is due to accelerate extremely quickly over the next few years

Interactive TV - still only a small sector within the industry, interactive TV gaming will continue to gain popularity with the spread
of digital TV services

Full report from www.informamedia.com/games