Video games not necessarily a money making industry

If you think the gaming industry is a sure fire way to make some money, you are way off.

According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), only 20% of games that hit the market make a decent profit. That means that 80% of the games you see on shelves are either losing profits or barely breaking even.

A game may be very successful but the company still doesn’t make a profit because of all the added expenses that went into the game. Every time you rework or redesign a part of the game, you have to fork over some extra cash. If you decide to add in extra features to the game, such as online play, you gotta open up the wallet. And adding multiplayer, is it worth an extra 500 Gs?

According to Geoffrey Zatkin, co-founder of EEDAR (as interviewed by Game Daily), there are several factors that determines what will