1. GAMING INDUSTRY
IN THE PHILIPPINES

2. LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS
MANILA CHAPTER
LOCAL
DISTRIBUTORS
LEVEL-UP GAMES
IP E-GAMES (IPVG)
AMP
DIGITAL MEDIA
EXCHANGE, INC.

3. BY THE
NUMBERS
60 GAME DEVELOPMENT
COMPANIES
3000
5
15000
13
GAME
DEVELOPERS
PERCENT OF INCREASE IN
EARNING OF GAME
DEVELOPERS FROM 2010
GAME
PROFESSIONALS
BY 2016
PERCENT OF THE GLOBAL
GAME DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS IN 2016

4. Concept
Design
Prototype
Program
Development
&
Art and
Music Design
Testing Release and
Maintenance
OUTSOURCED
PROCESSES
TO THE PHILIPPINES
2001 (INFANCY PERIOD) - 2008
2008 - PRESENT

5. MARKET
POSITIONING
10 90Served market
Local
Foreign
0.02%
GLOBAL MARKET SHARE
22% < 30%
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
WORLDWIDE PHILIPPINES
TOP COMPETITORS IN EAST ASIA
CHINA (1) SINGAPORE (2)
MALAYSIA (3) VIETNAM (4)*BASED ON 2009 DATA
VALUATION: $ 37 B
MARKET SHARE

6. TALENT
POOL
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
EMPLOYED HEADCOUNT
41%
7%
5%
7%
17%
23%
Adobe Flash 3D Studio Max
PHP, My SQL SDKs
Java C, C++
*BASED ON 2009 DATA
PROGRAMMING EXPERTISE
(BASE: 1100 EMPLOYED IN 2009)
5%
15%
80%
Console Game
Services
Quality
Assurance
Mobile and
Social Games
SPECIALTIES SHARE (2012)

7. CASH
COUNTER
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2005 2006 2007 2008 (2009) (2010) (2011) 2012
INMILLIONDOLLARSGAME DEVELOPMENT
REVENUE
FROM 2005-2012
WITH MORE THAN 50% OF
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE

8. COST OF
VENTURE

US$ 2000US$ 360 PROFIT SHARING
STOCK OPTIONS
AVERAGE ENTRY
LEVEL WAGE FOR
GAME ARTISTS
GENERAL COMMAND
MONTHLY SALARY OF
GAME DEVELOPERS
US$ 5000-7000 IN
US, CANADA, JAPAN, EURO
PE
SOME COMPANIES
OFFER LUCRATIVE
OPTIONS

9. SOURCES
Tolentino, C.S. Philippine Game Development Industry: Vital Statistics. 2011
investphilippines.gov.ph
gdap.org.ph
COMPILED BY:
Ron Hose, Merchant Cloud