Where is the Action in Game Development?

Game Developer Research has published its seventh report, the 2008 State Of Game Development Survey, compiled by surveying almost 2,000 video game professionals from North America and beyond who read Gamasutra.com or subscribe to Game Developer magazine. Some key findings:

• 70% of those replying are making games on the PC or Mac, 43% for console and 28% for web platforms
• Of the console developers, 73% are creating games for Xbox 360, 58% for the PlayStation 3, and 42% for the Wii
• Of the largely North American and European developers surveyed, 75% of handheld developers are making games for Nintendo DS, and 45% for the PSP

The full ‘2008 State Of Game Development Survey’ is available now via the Game Developer Research website — http://www.gamedevresearch.com/ — priced at $2,495. To request more details or additional highlights, contact our global accounts team.

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