PLUNKETT'S GAMES, APPS & SOCIAL MEDIA
INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2012

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Three of the most exciting areas in the world of information technology have tremendous synergies and are closely connected in the worlds of information and entertainment: electronic games, mobile apps and social media. Competition continues to heat up as mergers and acquisitions create international mega-firms, and hundreds of millions of people connect worldwide via online gaming platforms and social media such as Facebook.

As social media grows more global, it is also being incorporated in virtually all online activities, from business collaboration to online retailing. Games are growing in two channels at once: online and offline. While multi-player games online are vastly popular, game machine manufacturers such as Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo continue to introduce big breakthroughs in handsets that keep players excited, including the new move towards 3D.

Meanwhile, apps are changing the shape of the mobile and wireless industry. This carefully-researched book is a complete market research and business intelligence tool—everything you need to know about these exciting industry.

The book includes our analysis of games, apps and social media industry trends; statistical tables; an industry glossary; a database of industry associations and professional organizations; and our in-depth profiles of more than 200 of the world's leading companies, both in the U.S. and abroad.

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Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

Major Trends Affecting the Games, Apps & Social Media Industry

1) Introduction to the Games, Apps and Social Media Industry
2) User Generated Content Drives Social Media and Generates Ad Revenues
3) Social Media Privacy Concerns Plague the Industry
4) Multimedia Hub Homes Slowly Become a Reality/TVs are Internet Ready
5) New Platforms Revolutionize Electronic Games/Microsoft’s New Kinect Raises the Standard
6) 3-D Games Open New Opportunities/Some Safety Concerns Arise
7) Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Raise User Expectations and Deliver Mobile Entertainment
8) Big Trends Include Kindle, ebooks and new Mobile Tablet Entertainment Devices like Apple’s iPad
9) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices
10) Fantasy Sports Post Growth, Creating $1 Billion in Revenue Online
11) Multi-Player Gaming (MMORPGs) is Strong Worldwide
12) Virtual Worlds Open Up New Revenue Sources
13) Online Play/Social Gaming on the Rise
14) TV over IP—TV Networks, Cable Companies and Web Sites Converge
15) Apple Rules in Apps/Android Plays Catch-up
16) Wireless Devices Become a Fast-Growing Market for Electronic Games/Angry Birds Major Success

Games, Apps & Social Media Industry Statistics

1) Games, Apps & Social Media Industry Overview
2) Top 10 Social Networking Websites: May 2011
3) Percent of Home Broadband Adoption Across Population Subgroups, U.S.: 2006-2010
4) Top 10 PC Game Titles Played, U.S. - December 2010
5) Top Console Usage, U.S. - December 2010
6) Top 5 Search Engines, U.S.: May 2011
7) Cellular & Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2009
8) Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2003-2010
9) Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Revenue, Inventories & Expenses, 2006-2009
10) Software Publishing Industry, U.S.: Estimated Operating Expenses, 2006-2009
11) Internet Publishing & Broadcasting: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2009
12) Estimated U.S. Information & Entertainment Sector Revenues by NAICS Code: 2007-2009
13) Wireless Standards & Speeds
14) Common Internet Activities, U.S.
15) Common Daily Internet Activities, U.S.

Companies Profiled

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

• ADULTSWIM.COM

• ALIENWARE CORPORATION

• AMERICAN WAGERING INC

• AOL INC

• APPLABS INC

• APPLE INC

• ARENANET

• ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

• ARTIFICIAL LIFE INC

• ASPYR MEDIA INC

• ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC (ASUS)

• ATARI INC

• ATLUS USA INC

• AVADIRECT CUSTOM COMPUTERS

• BAIDU.COM INC

• BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC

• BEHEMOTH (THE)

• BETHESDA SOFTWORKS LLC

• BIG FISH GAMES

• BIOWARE CORP

• BOLT CREATIVE

• BUNGIE STUDIOS

• CAPCOM

• CCP HF

• CHAIR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

• CHANGYOU.COM LIMITED

• CHILLINGO

• CODEMASTERS SOFTWARE COMPANY LTD (THE)

• CONCRETE SOFTWARE INC

• CRITERION GAMES

• CRYPTOLOGIC LTD

• CRYSTAL DYNAMICS

• CRYTEK GMBH

• CYAN WORLDS INC

• CYBERPOWER PC

• DATAART

• DAYS OF WONDER INC

• DEEP SILVER

• DELL INC

• DEMAND MEDIA INC

• DENA CO LTD

• DIGITAL BRIDGES LIMITED

• DIGITAL CHOCOLATE INC

• DIGITAL STORM

• DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS INC

• DOUBLE FINE PRODUCTIONS INC

• DYNAMO GAMES

• EB GAMES

• EIDOS PLC

• ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

• ENSEMBLE STUDIOS

• EPALS INC

• EPIC GAMES

• FACEBOOK INC

• FALCON NORTHWEST COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC

• FINBLADE

• FIREMINT

• FISHLABS ENTERTAINMENT GMBH

• FOURSQUARE

• FREEVERSE INC

• FRIENDSTER INC

• GAME LOCALIZATION NETWORK LTD

• GAMEFLY

• GAMEHOUSE

• GAMELOFT INC

• GAMELOFT SA

• GAMESTOP CORP

• GAMING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL CORP

• GETJAR INC

• GIANT INTERACTIVE

• GIGAMEDIA LTD

• GLU MOBILE INC

• GOG LTD

• GOINGON NETWORKS INC

• GOOGLE INC

• GOTV NETWORKS

• GRAPPLE MOBILE

• GREE INC

• GREEN TOMATO LIMITED

• HALFBRICK STUDIOS

• HANDCIRCUS LTD

• HANDS-ON MOBILE

• HANDY-GAMES.COM GMBH

• HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS INC

• HEWLETT-PACKARD CO (HP)

• HUDSON SOFT CO LTD

• ID SOFTWARE LLC

• IDEAWORKS GAME STUDIO

• IENTERTAINMENT NETWORK INC

• IGN ENTERTAINMENT

• IMAGINATION STUDIOS AB

• INFINITY WARD

• INNOCORE

• INSOMNIAC GAMES

• INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY

• IO INTERACTIVE

• JAGEX LTD

• KAIXIN001 (HAPPY NETWORK)

• KOCH MEDIA GMBH

• KONAMI CORP

• LENOVO GROUP LIMITED

• LG ELECTRONICS INC

• LINDEN LAB

• LINKEDIN CORP

• LOCATION LABS

• LOOPT INC

• LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LLC

• MACHINEWORKS NORTHWEST LLC

• MAINGEAR CORP

• MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

• MATRIX SOFTWARE

• MICROSOFT CORP

• MINICLIP SA

• MIXI INC

• MO GROUP INTERNATIONAL

• MOTOROLA MOBILITY INC

• MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC

• MYSPACE

• NAMCO BANDAI GAMES

• NCSOFT CORP

• NETEASE.COM INC

• NEXON CORP

• NGMOCO INC

• NINTENDO CO LTD

• NOKIA CORPORATION

• NTN BUZZTIME INC

• NVIDIA CORP

• OBERON MEDIA

• ONLIVE INC

• ORIGIN PC CORP

• PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT INC

• PINE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD

• PLAYDOM INC

• PLAYER ONE LTD

• PLAYFISH

• POPCAP GAMES INC

• QUALITY SOFTPRO

• QUANTIC DREAM

• RELENTLESS SOFTWARE LTD

• RELIANCE BIG ENTERTAINMENT

• RENREN INC

• RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD (RIM)

• ROCKSTAR GAMES

• ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS

• ROCKYOU INC

• ROVIO MOBILE LTD

• RUNIC GAMES INC

• SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

• SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY LTD

• SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

• SEGA CORP

• SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC

• SHANDA GAMES LTD

• SHANDA INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

• SHUFFLE MASTER INC

• SINA CORPORATION

• SLIDE INC

• SNK PLAYMORE CORP

• SOHU.COM INC

• SONIC TEAM

• SONY CORPORATION

• SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB

• SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

• SQUARE ENIX

• TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC

• TECMO KOEI HOLDINGS CO LTD

• TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (ERICSSON)

• TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD

• TESTRONIC LABS

• THATGAMECOMPANY

• THEMIS GROUP INC

• THQ INC

• TREYARCH

• TURBINE INC

• TWISTED PIXEL GAMES LLC

• TWITTER INC

• UBISOFT

• UBM TECHWEB

• USHI

• VALVE CORP

• VELOCITY MICRO INC

• VICARIOUS VISIONS INC

• WARNER BROTHERS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

• WEBZEN INC

• WIZARDS OF THE COAST LLC

• WMS INDUSTRIES INC

• YAHOO! INC

• YOUBET.COM INC

• YOUKU.COM INC

• YOUTUBE LLC

• ZENIMAX MEDIA INC

• ZEPTOLAB

• ZOO ENTERTAINMENT INC

• ZYNGA INC

• ZYNGA NEW YORK

Key Games, Apps & Social Media Industry Topics

• Electronic games
• Online games
• Video games
• Multiplayer games
• Games
• Apps
• Mobile apps
• Wireless
• Social media
• Ecommerce
• Online tools
• Access
• Players
• Units
• Game machines
• Gaming
• Cellphones
• Cellular
• Mobile
• Location based
• GPS
• Virtual reality
• 3D, 3-D, three dimensional
• Graphics
• Software
• Hardware
• Companies
• Manufacturers
• Markets
• Tablets
• Game consoles
• Multiplayer
• Advertising
• Platforms