Creating A Council
UK Video Games Council establishes to inform and support government policy
The council will be supported by UK trade bodies Ukie and TIGA, with ongoing input from the wider industry
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TIGA
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Tax Breaks
HMRC’s Video Games Tax Relief has paid £1.48 billion to UK games companies since 2014
Plus, in a revision of previous figures, £257 million was paid out in 2021-22, up from the £189 million initially reported
Brexit
Creative Industries Federation urges the UK government to safeguard the $129 billion sector post-Brexit
TIGA welcomes the report with open arms, calling for particular support for UK games
What Is Happening
Brexit chaos: UKIE and TIGA have their say on the current withdrawal agreement with the EU
Reaction on the current draft deal, for what it's worth
Better Support
TIGA wants better access to global trade shows for UK developers
Trade body also wants better tax breaks and introduction of Games Investment Fund
Equal Pay
UKIE and TIGA call for UK games companies to take proactive steps over gender pay gap figures
UKIE and TIGA say that now is the time for companies to act on the clear disparity in their work force
Level Up
Video games graduates have more than doubled in the UK over the past five years
Gamer grads in fine company after 116 per cent increase over the last five years
New Year's Honour
TIGA CEO Richard Wilson receives OBE
Rewarded for services to the UK games industry
Tiga Accreditation
TIGA awards 17 game development courses around the UK its University Accreditation
Recognising courses that will actually get graudates jobs in the industry
Finding Funding
TIGA releases funding guide for UK games developers
Sources of Finance for UK Games Companies report
Tiga Manifesto
TIGA wants an extra 5,000 people employed in the UK games industry by 2022
Trade body wants best deal possible post-Brexit
Tiga Survey 2017
Majority of UK games studios expect to increase investment and employment in 2017
Everyone's fairly optimistic
Tiga Awards 2016
Space Ape’s Transformers: Earth Wars wins Game of the Year 2016 at TIGA Awards
Voted for by a record 60,000 people
Micro Makers
Micro-studios make up 65% of the 688 game development studios in the UK
130 games companies closed in year ending March 2016
Tiga Findings
Games industry contributes $1.6 billion to UK GDP
Growth across the industry at an all-time high
Brexit Rights
TIGA urges UK government to protect rights of EU workers following Brexit
15% of UK games industry made up of migrants from other EU countries
Tiga Survey
Two-thirds of UK developers are optimistic about 2016
Looking to grow their business