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The resource for people who make and sell games. - gamesindustry.biz

· 3 weeks ago

If you work in games, this free trade site is strong daily reading plus annual market data. Don't 'buy' it as a product — the only paid parts are job posts and advertising.

Confidence

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

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthN/A — publication, not software.
  • Support qualityNo evidence of user support channels.
  • Security postureNo findings either way for the site itself.

Pricing

$0

Reader access

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Jobs board / advertisingUnpublished

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

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Job posting and ad rates are unpublished; expect a sales conversation to get numbers.

low

Ziff Davis/IGN-owned — it covers companies adjacent to its own corporate family.

low

No security page found — irrelevant for readers, but no vendor security posture to assess.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Self-described market-leading games industry website
  • Publishes annual Year in Numbers industry data reports
  • Runs industry events like HR and Investment Summits
  • Operates a dedicated games jobs board
  • Backed by IGN Entertainment and Ziff Davis

Cons

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

Sources & method

- 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x2security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free to read, includes annual industry data.
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Guess: standard news site, no paywall friction.
  • Feature depth. N/A — publication, not software.
  • Support quality. No evidence of user support channels.
  • Security posture. No findings either way for the site itself.
  • $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

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 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.

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.

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

Methodology

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

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. official
  2. official
  3. official
  4. Year in Numbers 2025gamesindustry.biz
    news
  5. review
  6. review
  7. security
  8. official

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