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PC Gaming Alliance releases 2009 Horizon’s Report highlighting 3% PC Gaming software revenue growth  - 3/10/2010
The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) today unveiled its 2009 Horizons Report, an exclusive research study encompassing all aspects of the PC gaming industry worldwide. Among the key findings is that PC gaming software revenue was a $13.1 billion industry in 2009, up 3% from 2008.   The Horizon’s report encompasses PC Gaming revenue from every region around the world, and from every part of the PC gaming industry including retail, online gaming, digital distribution, and online advertising.  Horizon’s research clearly shows that participation in PC gaming among consumers around the world continues to drive significant opportunities for PC vendors, gaming ISVs, supply-chain partners and accessory makers...

PC Gaming Alliance Welcomes New Members BFG Technologies, Bigfoot Networks, Flextronics, GameStop, GameTap, Gas Powered Games, Howie's Game Shack and InstantAction - 8/12/2009
The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), the non-profit consortium created to promote the PC Gaming Industry and be the authoritative voice of PC Gaming world-wide, is pleased to announce that eight new members - BFG Technologies, Bigfoot Networks, Flextronics, GameStop, GameTap, Gas Powered Games, Howie's Game Shack and InstantAction - have joined our rapidly growing alliance.....

PC Gaming Alliance Releases Horizon's Report Highlighting 18% PC Gaming Software Revenue Growth in 2008 - 5/28/2009
The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), a nonprofit corporation dedicated to driving the worldwide growth of PC gaming, today unveiled its 2008 Horizons Report, an exclusive research study encompassing all aspects of the PC gaming industry worldwide. Among the key findings is that PC gaming software revenue was a $12.7 billion industry in 2008, up $1.9 billion or nearly 18% from 2007.....

The PC Gaming Alliance Presents the State of the PC Gaming Industry in 2008 - 3/23/2009
The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), a nonprofit corporation dedicated to driving the worldwide growth of PC gaming, published a new report titled The PC Gaming Alliance Presents the PC Gaming Industry in 2008. The report provides an overview of the PC gaming market and the growth of the largest single platform for games with annual revenue of about $11 billion....

PC Gaming Alliance Adds Representatives from Capcom® and The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University To Board of Directors - 2/3/2009
The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), a nonprofit corporation dedicated to driving the worldwide growth of PC gaming, today announced the addition of representatives from Capcom and The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University (SMU) to their Board of Directors...

PCGA Horizons Report Illuminates State of PC Gaming Worldwide - 8/19/2008
The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) today unveiled the key findings from its first Horizons Report, an exclusive research study of the PC gaming industry worldwide. Speaking at the Games Convention Developers Conference in Leipzig, PCGA president Randy Stude announced that PC gaming was a $10.7 billion industry during the year of 2007, with retail sales accounting for just 30 percent of total revenues. According to the report, growth was largely driven by online revenues from Asia, the worlds largest market, which is approaching half of total worldwide sales. Online PC gaming revenue led the way in 2007 with $4.8 billion...

PC Gaming Alliance Launch - 2/19/2008
Global leaders of the PC gaming industry announced today the formation of the PC Gaming Alliance, a non-profit organization that unites hardware and software creators, game developers and publishers, and others committed to the PC gaming market with the common purpose of advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform. Together, PCGA and its member companies will work to accelerate innovation, improve the gaming experience for consumers and serve as a collective source of market information and expertise on PC gaming...