It’s been reported that the video game industry brought in nearly 70 percent more income than film (including box office and DVD sales) this past year in the UK.

It was many years ago that I learned that the video game industry brings in far more income worldwide than does the film industry. But this is still impressive news, especially since the UK film industry had its most successful year in nearly 30 years.

What does this mean, other than it’s really cool to work in video games? (Especially for someone like me, who originally wanted to work in movies, but instead ended up in games, and there are a lot of us!)

It means it’s way past time for the game industry to get its due from the public, the financial industry and governments. There are US states and foreign territories that are offering tax and other incentives to the game industry, but there are still many states and foreign countries that are trying to ban some video games and strictly regulate the rest of the industry–far exceeding the standards applied to the film industry.

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Money talks. B*llsh*t walks.” The game industry has proven for more than a decade that we can generate the money. When are the politicians and the media going to give credit where credit is due and recognize the power and influence of game companies?

Bottom line, the video game industry should have the influence, freedom and economic clout of the film industry—where it counts—in regulation, taxation and creative freedom.

http://www.industrygamers.com/news/game-revenue-surpasses-movies-in-uk/

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