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The '''video game industry''' is a major entertainment industry that has over $20 billion in annual sales.<ref>http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_100114.html</ref>  Video game sales surpassed [[Hollywood]] revenue in the year 2007.<ref name="Video">http://seekingalpha.com/article/89124-the-video-game-industry-an-18-billion-entertainment-juggernaut</ref>
 
The '''video game industry''' is a major entertainment industry that has over $20 billion in annual sales.<ref>http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_100114.html</ref>  Video game sales surpassed [[Hollywood]] revenue in the year 2007.<ref name="Video">http://seekingalpha.com/article/89124-the-video-game-industry-an-18-billion-entertainment-juggernaut</ref>
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The biggest one-day movie opening was ''New Moon'', which grossed $72 million on its first day<ref>http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/days/?page=open&p=.htm</ref>, while the biggest video game opening was ''Call of Duty: Black Ops'', which grossed over $360 million its first day<ref>http://www.gamershell.com/companies/activision/792760.html</ref>, more than most total revenue of most movies.  
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The biggest one-day movie opening was ''New Moon'', which grossed $72 million on its first day<ref>http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/days/?page=open&p=.htm</ref>, while the biggest video game opening was ''Call of Duty: Black Ops'', which grossed over $360 million its first day<ref>http://www.gamershell.com/companies/activision/792760.html</ref>, more than most total revenue of most movies. However, it should be taken into consideration that the average video game can cost more than 7 times the average movie ticket (games can exceed $50, often reaching $60).
    
==Video Games and the Spreading of Liberal Values==
 
==Video Games and the Spreading of Liberal Values==

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