Would it surprise you to know that the video game industry is worth $200 billion globally? Ok, numbers without context is always difficult, so here’s a comparison - that’s four times as big as Hollywood.
Dan Van Boom, the technology reporter at Capital Brief, recently wrote that Australia is perfectly positioned to take advantage of this hidden giant of an industry. Sascha is joined by Dan to ask the question, how can Australia benefit from the video game economy?
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