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TIGA Quantifies Scottish Game Industry Woes

By pete_gallagher

Thanks in large part to the demise of Realtime Worlds, employment in the Scottish videogame sector has fallen 18 percent in 2010, according to new research published by UK game industry group TIGA.

TIGA's statistics claimed that there are 46 game development businesses in Scotland, which employ 650 workers and contribute £67 million (approximately $103 million U.S.) to the UK's GDP.

Calling the Scottish industry 'at a crossroads,' TIGA said that if Games Tax Relief was introduced, the industry could expect to grow, but if the UK government 'sat on its hands and did nothing,' declines would continue. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 10, 2010 (boomark / email).