MissionMissionMontana Companies and ResourcesMontana Companies and ResourcesJobsContacts
"The State with the Best Prenatal to 80 Education Wins!"
Search      
Login | Register 
Read more stories about
Washington State Business>>

News Topics

MATR Sponsor:

INL's Technology Transfer & Commercialization -Through collaboration with industry partners, INL's Technology Transfer and Commercialization office makes available to American agencies and international organizations unique facilities and expertise. Visit >>







MATR Supporters:

Big Sky Commerce is an integrated provider of merchant credit card transaction processing services, check processing services, Internet payment gateways, related software application products and value-added services. Visit >>





Highway 12 Ventures is an early-stage VC fund investing in high-growth, entrepreneurial companies in Idaho and the contiguous Intermountain West states of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Utah. Visit >>

State of Washington is a big player in gaming. No. 2 in industry jobs

December 3, 2007View for printing

AS HOME TO Nintendo of America, Microsoft and a slew of independent video-game makers, the Seattle area has long seemed like a hot spot for the industry. Now there are numbers to back that up.

California's piece of the video-game world is still considerably larger, according to a report released last week by the Entertainment Software Association trade group. But the ESA study put Washington at No. 2 -- leading the rest of the states with nearly 9,300 people in jobs related to video-game development and publishing.

By TODD BISHOP P-I REPORTER

Full Story: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine ... ware03.html
No reader comments so far. Be the first to comment by clicking the button below.





Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law. Full copyright retained by the original publication. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.


E-mail this page to a friend!     


Lijit Search