The video game industry contributed $5 billion to the U.S. economy in 2009, industry trade group the Entertainment Software Association said Tuesday. Word of the industry’s economic contribution comes after repeated month-on-month losses in the video game industry during 2010. March has been the only month that saw month-on-month growth this year, and even that was a modest 6 percent boost. But despite recent declines, the ESA said that from 2005-2009, the game industry saw …

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ESA: Game Business Generated $5B For U.S. Economy Last Year