1. Computer games
The games industry is the economic sector involved
with the development, marketing and sales of video
games. It involves a lot of job disciplines and
employs thousands of people worldwide.
Game development is the making of
computer, video, or arcade games.
The gaming industry has 11 countries with revenues of
more than $1 billion, as of 2012 it has made $68 billion
which makes this particular industry the fastest growing
component of the international media sector.
Within this media sector there are many jobs including:
game art, game design, game development, game
producer, game testing etc.

2. Examples of companies in
this sector
Rockstar Games is a multinational video game developer owned by TakeTwo Interactive and is mostly known for video games such as Grand Theft
Auto, Max Payne, L.A. Noire, Bully and Red Dead. There use of open
world, free roaming gameplay has gained a wide audience of gamers.
Rockstar have many studios around the world including Rockstar
Japan, Rockstar London, Rockstar Leeds and many others.
Rockstar have trade marked Rockstar Films and have acted as executive
producers in films such as The Football Factory (2004).
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc is an public American
publisher, developer and distributor of video game. Take-Two
own Rockstar Games and 2K Games. They have published
notable games such as the famous Grand Theft Auto series,
the Midnight Club series and Bioshock. As owner of 2K
Games, Take-Two publishes 2K Sports titles such as NFL and
WWE games.

3. Examples of companies in
this sector
Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) is an multinational public American
developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games which
served globally. Founded and incorporated in 1982 by Trip Hawkins,
this company was a pioneer of the early home computer games
industry and was known for promoting the design and programmers
responsible for its games.
EA is the third worlds largest gaming company with a revenue of
more than $4 billion (2012) and over 9,000 employees (2013). EA
has notable works such as the FIFA franchise, Mass Effect franchise,
Battlefield franchise and Dead Space franchise. They are also known
for there partnership with LucasArts and creating the star wars
games.