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Should I Use GamesIndustry.biz?

gamesindustry.biz·Analyzed 7 hours ago··Based on 8 sources

The resource for people who make and sell games.

Worth it

Worth it

If you work in games, this free trade site is strong daily reading plus annual market data.

Free, market-leading games trade news. Great daily read for game devs and publishers — but it's media, not a tool.

Confidence: Medium

$0

Price to read

free news site; paid jobs board

Market-leading

Category position

self-described games industry website

Ziff Davis

Owner

operates under IGN Entertainment

Year in Numbers

Flagship data report

published annually 2023-2025

Value for money5

Free to read, includes annual industry data.

Ease of use4

Guess: standard news site, no paywall friction.

Pros

  • Self-described market-leading games industry website¹
  • Publishes annual Year in Numbers industry data reports⁴
  • Runs industry events like HR and Investment Summits²
  • Operates a dedicated games jobs board³
  • Backed by IGN Entertainment and Ziff Davis³

Cons

  • Not software — nothing to deploy, integrate, or administer¹
  • Business-of-games focus, not consumer game reviews²
  • Jobs board and ad pricing not published anywhere³

Gotchas

  • mediumJob posting and ad rates are unpublished; expect a sales conversation to get numbers.³
  • lowZiff Davis/IGN-owned — it covers companies adjacent to its own corporate family.³
  • lowNo security page found — irrelevant for readers, but no vendor security posture to assess.⁷

Best for

  • Game devs tracking market news
  • Publishers and investors scouting trends
  • Job seekers targeting games studios
  • PR teams pitching games media

Not for

  • Anyone buying software — it's a website, not a tool
  • Players wanting game reviews
  • Non-games industries needing trade news
  • Teams expecting ATS/CRM features from the jobs board

Pricing

Reader access

$0

  • News, features, opinion
  • Year in Numbers data reports
  • Podcast and YouTube

Jobs board / advertising

Unpublished

  • Paid job listings
  • Sponsored content and events

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Sources describe it as the market-leading games trade outlet, and Reddit users circulate its Year in Numbers reports widely with no complaints surfaced.

Alternatives

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Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources. This is a trade publication, not software — judged as a media resource, with category knowledge used for substitutes.

Sources

  1. About Us — GamesIndustry.bizgamesindustry.biz
    official
  2. GamesIndustry.biz homepagegamesindustry.biz
    official
  3. Ziff Davis brand pageziffdavis.com
    official
  4. Year in Numbers 2025gamesindustry.biz
    news
  5. Behind the Code: GamesIndustry.Biz Reviewmithrie.com
    review
  6. Year In Numbers 2024 discussion (Reddit r/Games)reddit.com
    review
  7. Security scan — no security page foundgamesindustry.biz
    security
  8. GamesIndustry.biz on LinkedInuk.linkedin.com
    official

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