[newzhunter]

The gaming industry has experienced a veritable boom despite the global economic recession. According to Nielsen, the number of hours that gamers claim to be playing has hit an "all time high." In addition, used game sales have increased to "record-breaking totals," while video game rentals have risen exponentially.

"Taken together, these trends point to gamers' continued engagement with the category even as their budgets have come under pressure. Overall, the recession has not abated the trend of increasing gameplay and may have in fact accelerated it as gamers look to get more value out of the games they own," the company explained in a statement.

TG Daily (c) - Gaming industry experiences boom as recession worsens

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[kyouta]

no money stay home spam game lor haha

[ORiN]

It saves a lot of money to just game at home instead of heading outside.

[kohroyston]

Take SF4 for example! play at home sooooo much cheaper.

[SkyCheong]

Gaming and alcoholic drinks industries are always the least affected in a recession =)

[Seramics]

Originally Posted by SkyCheong

Gaming and alcoholic drinks industries are always the least affected in a recession =)

kinda well said really...

[techniqu]

the movie industry boomed during the depression as well. when things look bad people tend to spend more on distracting themselves from reality.

[kyouta]

Originally Posted by kohroyston

Take SF4 for example! play at home sooooo much cheaper.