Everything points to continued success for the Swedish games industry. Swedish developers have proven to be at the forefront with regards to adapting their game experiences for different platforms. In addition to the successful big name titles, comes a new wave of games for new channels for mobile phones, Facebook and download. As predicted, online and casual games market have both made huge strides. Employee turnover rose by almost 12% in 2010.

"For almost two decades it had been predicted that digital distribution would overtake traditional boxed sales and only now does it look like that shift is happening. Even if approximately 85% of sales still occurs via physical channels, for the first time since we began compiling this dats, that figure is starting to drop. The transformation from games as a product to games as a service seems to be here," says Per Strömbäck, spokesperson for the Swedish Games Industry.

The report is based on a compilation of annual reports for companies operating in game development. The Game Developer Index 2010 comprises of 106 companies. Since the compilation only includes limited companies, there is some loss of business, such as those which are registered as partnership or sole proprietorships.