| The gaming industry is a large sector of the | | | | happening or upcoming game releases that are |
| economy, at tens of billions of dollars a year. | | | | offered at special prices. Also they may be able |
| Because it's such an important and growing | | | | to tell you about gaming events that you can |
| industry, there is a lot of news generated about it. | | | | attend or even participate in. Look around at the |
| There are a lot of players involved, from those | | | | posters, signs, and other forms of printed |
| making money by providing capital or controlling | | | | announcements in the shops, too. |
| licensing, to those who design and develop the | | | | The gaming magazines are a source of industry |
| games, to those involved with development of | | | | news, to let you know what's hot and what's not. |
| hardware, to those assisting with distribution, and | | | | There is a lot of interaction between marketing |
| finally to the end users. | | | | and mainstream media attention. After being |
| You can take a walk down the aisle of any store | | | | mentioned in the five o'clock news, sales of a |
| that sells magazines, and you'll likely find at least | | | | game can experience a sharp rise in sales. |
| two or three gaming magazines. The gaming | | | | Gaming news sources can alert you about new |
| industry news coverage can be your source of | | | | and competitive gaming businesses before you |
| knowledge that can help you improve your | | | | buy their products. Sometimes events at |
| equipment and game play. Here is how you can | | | | different parts of the world can influence the |
| take advantage of the constant news, regardless | | | | market, as there are several associations that |
| of your gaming skill level. | | | | sponsor awards for video games and gaming |
| One way to start gathering gaming news is to | | | | products. |
| take a trip to your local game shop. Game Stop | | | | You can even dig deep to find out what's |
| and Game Crazy are a couple of the popular | | | | influencing the market that you're a part of. Media |
| stores that carry gaming magazines. These | | | | providers such as those connecting users to |
| publications can give you lots of information about | | | | satellite, cable, or other news or Internet sources |
| the latest releases of games, and you can survey | | | | can influence the game industry with their actions. |
| the prices of both games and gaming systems. | | | | Leaks of information or videos can sometimes |
| Some magazines may be focused on one | | | | provide useful information about upcoming games |
| company's products. The Game Informer, | | | | or events. These and other forms of interesting |
| however, covers reviews and news about all the | | | | news can be found in the game magazines. |
| various games and platforms. In that magazine | | | | Besides Game Informer, other magazines you |
| you'll find information on the Wii, PlayStation 3, | | | | may want to look for are Computer Games |
| PlayStation 2, PSP (PlayStation Portable), Nintendo | | | | Magazine, GamePro, and GameSlice. You can find |
| DS, PC games, EA games, and more. | | | | homes for these magazines online too. |
| When you visit one of the local game shops, be | | | | By keeping up with game industry news, you can |
| sure to ask questions. The people that work in | | | | enhance your enjoyment of your gaming hobby. |
| these shops can often tell you about cool stuff | | | | |