Despite the precarious state of the game development industry in Australia, such as the recent closures of studios such as Visceral Games and , Ovum remains quite upbeat about the future of the overall Asia Pacific region.

"The region will drive the digital games market globally," Dharia said.

"The most significant retail sales contribution will come from the massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) sector, while the highest amount of growth in the Asia-Pacific market will come from mobile gaming."