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wraggster
October 25th, 2019, 21:10
In 2019, the French video game industry had a total of 1200 games in production, 63% of which were brand new IP, according to a survey of over 1,130 companies.
In an annual industry survey (http://snjv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Synthese_Anglais_ENGB.pdf?mc_cid=3175eac55c&mc_eid=670637b090) conducted by the French Video Game Trade Association (SNJV) and IDATE Digiworld, 50% of companies reported being development studios, while 42% were service or technology providers. Over half of the development studios are less than five years old.
In terms of hiring, 75% of employees were considered "permanent contracts," 23% were "fixed-term contracts," and only 2% were trainees. 57% of the companies surveyed said they would be hiring in 2020.
Across the French industry, 14% of employees are women, while 2% are non-binary. The percentage of women in the French industry has held steady since at least 2016, according to results of past surveys.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-25-the-french-games-industry-had-over-1200-titles-in-production-in-2019