Gaming comes of age
Source: BBC
The days when video games were just something for teenagers to play in their bedrooms are over.
Gaming has blasted its way into the mainstream to become a multi-million dollar business, rivalling the film and record industries.
The past 12 months look like being a bumper year for gaming, with sales of video games in the US alone set to break through the $10bn mark.
"We've gone from being a young and vibrant industry to going into maturity," said Mike Rawlinson, Deputy Director General of the trade body, the European Leisure Software Publishers Association, (Elspa).
"Gaming is here to stay," he told BBC News Online.
