The computer games industry comprises around 485 businesses, most of which are game developers. It employs around 7,000 people in the UK. Some notable game developers and publishers include Rockstar Games, known for the Grand Theft Auto series, and Electronic Arts, the world's third largest gaming company. EA publishes popular franchises like Battlefield, The Sims, and owns major game studios. Computer games are linked to other industries like advertising, marketing, and music which help promote games and provide entertainment for players.

1. COMPUTER GAMES
Computer game industries is a interactive
entertainment industry. It is the economics
sector involved with the development,
marketing and sales of computer games

2. Size, shape, and structure
Overall the computer games industry comprises around 485 businesses with
the majority being classed as games developers. Around 35 companies can
also be classed as games support companies including outsourcing specialists
and middleware developers and retailers.
These businesses employ a total of 7,000 people in the UK.

3. Examples of some of the game sectors
• Grand Theft Auto, abbreviated to GTA, is a British video game series
created by David Jones and Mike Daily then later by brothers Dan
and Sam Houser, and game designer Zachary Clarke. It is primarily
developed by Rock star North (formerly DMA Design), and published
by Rock star Games. The name of the series is derived from "grand
theft auto", a term referring to motor vehicle theft.

4. • Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) is an multinational developer,
marketer, publisher and distributor of video games.
Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip
Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home
computer games industry and was notable for promoting
the designers and programmers responsible for its
games. Electronic Arts is the world's third-largest gaming
company by revenue after Nintendo and Activision
Blizzard.

5. Ownership
• EA labels produce established franchises such as
Battlefield, Need for Speed, The Sims, Medal of Honor,
Command & Conquer, as well as newer franchises such
as Dead Space, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Army of Two
and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, produced in
partnership with Lucas Arts. EA also owns and operates
major gaming studios, Tiburon in Orlando, EA Canada in
Burnaby, Bio Ware in Edmonton as well as Montreal and
DICE in Sweden.

6. synergy
• Synergy is the interaction of multiple elements in a system
to produce an effect different from or greater than the sum
of their individual effects. For example games such as
spider man as it is a well known movie, clothing and toys
helps promote it.
• In the game GTA there are well known people used in the
game which also helps to promote it. For example lil
Wayne, kanye west etc. however permission needs to be
asked before using them as characters

7. LINKED TO INDUSTRIES
• Computer games are linked to advertising and marketing
as the game needs to be advertised in order to get buyers
for the new game for example GTA.
• Computer game is linked to the music industries as music
is used to entertain the game players whilst playing the
game.