I have been searching the net for information
on game industry statistics. I have found
little or no info at all on this specific subject. Coming here finally and posting this message will end my search. I have found alot of info on gaming here, but still no finacial or statistical information. If you can help me out I would appreciate it.
I'm looking to secure venture capital for a startup developement company and need statistical information on the industry.
Thanks for reading this.
Sincerely Will Robinson xrobin@hotmail.com

Anonymous

September 30, 1999 04:07 PM

Gamasutra (http://www.gamasutra.com, I think) has a recurring column called 'post-mortem' that discusses a particular game's development. Many of them give budget, time and staff.

For company information, you might want to try the SEC's site (http://www.sec.gov), which has the EDGAR online database that shows corporation's SEC filings. the 10-K is a yearly report that shows any financial stats you could want. The only trouble is that you don't need to file if you're under something like $10 million a year or 500 shareholders, so most of the companies there are the big boys (Activision, EA, GT Interactive) and not many smaller companies, but it's a start.