Insight to Game Genres and the People that Play Online Games in 2006 Edition of The Online Games Market

Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38592) has announced the addition of The Online Game Market to their offering.

Dublin (PRWEB) June 26, 2006 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38592) has announced the addition of The Online Game Market to their offering.

This 750-page report contains a comprehensive analysis of the online gaming market. The report includes current sales trends, market forecast and in-depth company profiles. Part I provides an overview of the major trends in the online game market. Part II contains a summary of the history of online games. Forecasts for the online game market through 2011. Part III has forecasts broken down by market (N. America, Europe, Japan, Asia), type of user (console hard-core, console moderate, console casual, PC hard-core, PC moderate, PC casual), type of revenue (subscription, advertising, digital distribution), type of platform (console, PC) and game genre (MMOG, FPS, Sports/Racing, Strategy/Simulation, Children’s, Casual). Parts IV and V focus on the key players, business models and distribution channels for online games. There are specific market forecasts and analysis of such areas as MMOG games, online game distribution, mini-transaction and virtual property sales, games of skill for cash prizes and other areas. Part VI looks at operating costs and issues such as bandwidth and latency. Part VII specifically looks at console online gaming. Parts VIII and IX concentrate on game genres and the people that play online games. Included is a detailed look at massively multiplayer games. Part X is a profile of some of the leading online game companies.

Also includes a 40-slide PowerPoint summary.

The following Companies are mentioned in report:

- 4 Kids
- Arkadium
- Big Fish Games
- Blizzard/Battle.Net
- Ccp Games
- Codemasters
- Disney Internet Group
- Electronic Arts/Ea.Com/America Online/Pogo
- The Flipside Network/Uproar
- Funcom
- Game Trust
- Jagex
- King.Com
- Liberty Media: Fun Technologies/Skilljam
- Linden Lab
- Microsoft Casual Games/Zone.Com
- Mythic Entertainment
- Ncsoft
- Neopets/Mtv Networks
- News Corp: Ign Entertainment/Gamespy, Intermix Games
- Playfirst
- Popcap Games
- Real Networks/Realarcade
- Reflexive Entertainment
- Shockwave/Gameblast/Atom Entertainment
- Skyworks Technologies
- Sony Online Entertainment
- Square Enix
- Sulake
- Three Rings Design
- Turbine
- Webzen
- Wildtangent
- Xfire
- Yahoo!

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Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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