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Micro studios leading the way according to trade body’s latest report
Read More »TIGA: UK developer headcount nears 12,000
Trade body’s latest study shows studios are contributing £1.25bn to UK GDP
Read More »90 games approved for UK games tax relief in H1 2016
Number of titles certified in the last 12 months now at 178, UK spend at £554m
Read More »TIGA: 40% of UK devs focused on iOS and PC
Trade body’s Genre Report also shows that a quarter of UK-made games last year were action/adventure
Read More »TIGA release Brexit survival guide for UK government
20-page report recommends policies to help retain talent, protect IP and grow British games businesses
Read More »Protect the rights of EU developers in the UK, TIGA tells government
Trade body asks government to provide workers with “the confidence and assurance that they are not going to be asked to leave the UK at some stage”
Read More »UKIE and TIGA outline their Brexit positions
The UK’s two big video games trade bodies have reacted to Britain’s shock decision to leave the EU. UKIE’s statement The UK has voted to leave the European Union after an historic EU Referendum on Thursday. Leave won by 52% to 48% for the Remain campaign, with an overall voting …
Read More »TIGA warns games industry’s growth ‘could be held back’ by Brexit
‘It is important that policy makers ensure games companies have access to sufficient finance, benefit from Video Games Tax Relief and R&D Tax Relief, clear and stable IP rights, and can access highly skilled people from outside of the UK’
Read More »Amazon and TIGA hosting free dev day next week
Future Games of London and I Fight Bears among speakers for mobile conference
Read More »Number of titles approved for UK Games Tax Relief grows 75% year-on-year
BFI statistics for start of 2016 show 75 games certified with a total budget of £174m
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