What the game development market in France looks like today, — the French Video Game Trade Association together with IDATE DigiWorld told in its annual study.
Eiffel Tower, Paris
The report is small.
On three slides. There is no information about money in it. Therefore, he does not give any idea about the turnover of the domestic market, nor about the total revenue of the French teams.
The most interesting figure of the study is the number of gaming companies. In total, analysts counted 1,130 teams. This includes: publishers, developers, distributors, as well as technical and service providers.
Distribution of gaming companies by regions of France
Of the above number of companies, half are engaged in development.
The second largest group is firms responsible for the provision of services or the development of any technology for video games. Note that a solid part of French developers (19%) have been working on the market for more than 10 years.
Areas of gaming companies in France
565 game studios at the time of the study were engaged in the creation of 1200 games.
Most of them — 63% — are based on new original IP.
Number of games in development
It is not specified exactly how many people are employed in the development.
But researchers predict that by the end of 2019, the number of vacancies created within the industry will range from 800 to 1200 positions. From 500 to 850 of them will be directly related to the development.
Employment in the French gaming industry
There are few women in French development.
Of the total number of employees, there are only 14%. The largest proportion of women in two segments — in the schedule and in management. And there, and there behind them — 15% each.
Sabotage in the French gaming industry
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