PC Game Study(Part 1)

What is PC Game?

A personal computer game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a video game played on a personal computer.

“PC games are created by one or more game developers, often in conjunction with game artists and other specialists, and either published independently or through a third party publisher. They may then be distributed on physical media such as DVDs and CDs, as Internet-downloadable shareware, or through online delivery services. PC games often require specialized hardware in the user's computer in order to play, such as a specific generation of graphics processing unit or an Internet connection for online play, although these system requirements vary from game to game.” (Wikipedia)

Revenue & Top 10 Games:

Consumer research firm The NPD Group has released the overview of U.S. PC game sales for 2006, with retail revenues over $970 million, and there is 1% increase over PC based revenue posted in 2005.

Listing below is top 10 PC games of 2006 by NPD:

1. World Of Warcraft, Vivendi
2. The Sims 2, EA
3. The Sims 2: Open For Business Expansion Pack, EA
4. Star Wars: Empire At War, LucasArts
5. The Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack, EA
6. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Take-Two
7. Age Of Empires III, Microsoft
8. The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff Expansion Pack, EA
9. Civilization IV, Take-Two
10. The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack, EA