Gaming Boom in Pandemic Times

Iran’s game industry is growing at a more rapid pace, which has been attested by a comprehensive survey conducted by Iran Computer and Videogames Foundation.
The foundation’s survey showed close to 550 game companies are active in Iran but with the inclusion of smaller players, such as university student teams, the number will exceed 1,000, Peivast news website reported.
The capital city of Tehran boasts 21 game companies followed by Isfahan with 11, Khorasan Razavi with seven and Qom with six companies. 
Based on the data, 42 game companies have received support from the foundation, which has hired 283 full-time and 133 part-time employees by June 20, 2020.
The survey showed 15 companies supported by the foundation are registered as knowledge-based and 13 are recorded as “creative teams”.