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According to an industry census report by Game Developer Research, despite the recession there were more people employed in the videogame industry in 2009 than in 2008.
That’s due to some explosive growth in the Canadian game industry, which experienced a 30 percent increase in the number of employees between 2008 and 2009 (an estimated 9,500 in 2008 blossomed to more than 12,500 in 2009). Government subsidies have helped new studios spring up all over Canada, particularly in Montreal and Ontario.
Also, the growing surge in casual gaming led to new jobs with companies including Zynga and Popcap.
Zynga, the company behind Facebook smashes Mafia Wars and Farmville, brought in more than $200 million in 2009. That’s a whole lot of lost cows, folks. The survey also indicates that US game development is no longer as dependent on traditional hubs like San Francisco and Seattle.
Considering how many stories we had to write about layoffs in 2009, it is good to begin 2010 with some positive industry news. Here’s hoping all the folks that got displaced last year find new new industry gigs in 2010.
Read [PC World] Also Read [Wall Street Journal]
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