The video game industry involves the development, marketing, and sale of video games. It employs thousands worldwide in dozens of job disciplines and is a multi-billion dollar annual industry. While initially a niche market in the 1970s, the computer and video game industries have grown significantly. As games have evolved, the development process and job roles have become more complex. Major game companies operate worldwide, including companies like Overflow in Japan, Accolade in the US, and Adventure Soft in the UK. These companies may have additional media interests and ownership from other companies. The game industry is also linked to other industries like film, through movie tie-in games, and music, through soundtracks.

1. Description of games industry
The video game industry is the economic sector involved
with the development , marketing and sales of video
games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and
employs thousands of people worldwide, its very big
industry which is one of the industry in media.

2. Size, shape and structure
• Considered by some as a curiosity in the mid-1970s, the
computer and video game industries have grown from
focused markets to mainstream. They took in about US$9.5
billion in the US in 2007, 11.7 billion in 2008, and 25.1 billion
in 2010 annual report).
• As the games industry has evolved over the last 30 years the
systems and job roles involved have become more and more
complicated. If you are looking at getting into a career in
games or just interested in how the whole process works this
is the best place to start.

3. Some examples of companies within
video game industry
• There are so many different companies around the world that
are in the video game industry and the battle with other
companies to stay there by producing good games, and here's
are some of those companies.
• Overflow is national video game company its in Japan, Tokyo.
• Accolade is a video company that’s in America ,California.
• Adventure soft which is in England, Birmingham.
• Anino Games is in Philippines, Manila and was made in2001.
• This list was some examples of the video game companies.

4. Ownership of these companies what
other companies/media interests do
these companies have?
• Accolade is video company and the have media interest which
is this company called Activision and the do all their publish
for the media.
• Adventure Soft is a UK-based videogame
developer established by Mike Wood Roffe , first as an
importer and reseller of Adventure International games. The
firm operates out of Sutton Coldfield , and is best known for
the Simon the Sorcerer series of games
• Anino Games is a Philippine third-party game developer for
different platforms. It is composed of two sister companies –
Anino Entertainment, which focuses on PC, console, and
virtual reality games, and Anino Mobile, which develops
mobile games.

5. What other industries is the game
industry linked to.
• The game industry is linked to film industry
because when a good movie comes out the
game industry makes a video game version of
the film, also the game industry is linked to
radio industry for example most games have
music on their games which they get from the
radio or they have musicians where they play
their songs in the game.