Report about New York City's video game industry, titled Getting in the Game

New York, May 15, 2008 - The new report about New York City's video game industry, titled "Getting in the Game," was released today. It's now available. Read the Report.

The report, the first comprehensive analysis of New York City’s video game sector, concludes that New York has tremendous potential to cultivate a larger game industry—a prospect that, if achieved, could lead to hundreds, if not thousands, of new jobs and help the city diversify its economy.

The study shows that New York has many of the ingredients necessary to be a major center for the industry: it boasts a deep pool of creative workers and it is home to some of the world’s most successful film, media and publishing companies—sectors that have similar characteristics as gaming.

The report has received considerable media coverage, which you can check out at nyfuture.org.