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Networking body want an increase of 40 per cent by 2022 to strengthen sector

In the last few years, video games have come a long way in terms of working with government. Thanks to the tireless work of certain members of our industry, UK video games have received tax relief (VGTR) since 2014. And thanks to the Livingstone-Hope report, we now have coding on …

Livingstone and Gibson backed initiative gets Sony, Rare, Playground Games, Jagex and others on board

Some of the biggest names in the UK games industry have called for a new organisation, founded with government money, to fund UK games production, culture and education. Industry veteran Ian Livingstone and investment consultant Rick Gibson have announced their blueprint for a new body called the British Games Institute. …

Both UKIE and TIGA will back the newly proposed British Games Institute scheme to promote cultural, creative and economic impact of games.

Trade association TIGA has called for a games investment fund (GIF) to help support small and medium-sized developers who often struggle to gain access to finance. The scheme has support of the co-chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Video Games – MP’s Chris White and Chris Law. The …

Largely positive news ahead of 2017 for games industry body TIGA

Handbook aimed at helping games companies understand the benefit of Games Tax Relief

Scottish game industry now third largest in the UK

London home to less than 20 per cent of nation’s games makers