IMPACT OF THE COVID - 19 PANDEMIC ON THE GLOBAL VIDEO GAMES MARKET
https://doi.org/10.21686/2410-7395-2021-1-36-5
Abstract
The article focuses on the analysis of the global video game industry. The structure of the gaming industry, which includes manufacturers from around the world, is considered. The study showed the controversial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global video game industry. The units of the global video games industry affected by the introduction of quarantine measures and self-isolation have been highlighted: cancelation or postponement of the events to 2021. Among the positive changes are the following: increased sales of video games, an increase in the number of users and the number of hours of online games. During the research, general scientific methods were used: analysis, synthesis, classification, historical method. The quantitative method was used to analyze the dynamics of economic indicators of the global video game market. The graphical presentation made it possible to visualize the obtained data. The source of information during the research was monographs and articles of foreign and domestic scientists; data from analytical agencies in the field of video games in the world; Internet resources specializing in market analysis and consumer behavior; analytical data of the World Economic Forum, etc. The scientific novelty of the study consists in a comprehensive analysis of the gaming industry, which has not been conducted before, in the unprecedented conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
About the Authors
E. V. Burdenko
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena V. Burdenko - PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Economy and History of Economic Science
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 117997
V. V. Shchepetov
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladislav V. Shchepetov - Master student of the Faculty of Economics of Trade and Commodity Science
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 117997
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Burdenko E.V., Shchepetov V.V. IMPACT OF THE COVID - 19 PANDEMIC ON THE GLOBAL VIDEO GAMES MARKET. International Trade and Trade Policy. 2021;7(1):36-51. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2410-7395-2021-1-36-5
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