The videogames industry grew four times as much as the overall U.S. economy, according to a report by the Entertainment Software Association.

The American video game industry grew 17% from 2003 to 2006, while the general growth of the economy was 4%. Retail sales of games totaled $7.0 billion in 2005, and sales of games for both PCs and consoles grew from 74.1 million units in 1996 to over 250 million units in 2006. Continued…



Master Chief at home.

Every time a major new videogame is released, the mainstream media do stories about how the game is sapping the productivity of America’s workforce. Only the laziest, most unmotivated journalist would bother to repeat such a tired old news meme.

I am very lazy, and not very motivated. Continued…