New countries see computer games growth

Uzbekistan News.Net
Wednesday 4th June, 2008 (BigNewsNetwork.com)

The percentage of growth of computer games in Europe, the Middle East and Africa is expected to reach US$15.4 billion in 2011.

Gaming executives have said console and handheld games in those regions will continue to represent the largest segment of the market, growing by 6.3 per cent.

According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook report, online games will exhibit the highest rate of growth.

The best selling game of 2007 was HALO 3 from Microsoft and 'The Orange Box: Half Live 2'.

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