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Number of UK game dev freelancers triples amid layoffs and studio closures
Contractors account for 13% of workforce compared to 2023, number of games professionals rose to 28,500
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TIGA: UK games studios "cautiously optimistic" about the industry in 2024
46% of companies surveyed anticipate economic and business climate will be "favourable" this year
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How is the UK's Video Games Tax Relief changing next year?
Following last week's Autumn Statement, the industry has a clearer idea of what the transition to Video Games Tax Expenditure means for games companies
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Disney Illusion Island wins Game of the Year at TIGA Awards 2023
Dlala Studios also received awards for Best Social Game and Best Small Studio
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TIGA: Unity should rethink Runtime Fees and CMA should encourage more game engines
Trade body CEO says "It cannot be healthy for over 60 percent of developers to be using one games engine"
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TIGA: UK games development workforce grew 15.2% in 16 months
New figures also reveal more than half of employees work for international studios
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TIGA unveils Industrial Secondment Program
The initiative aims to keep video game lecturers' courses current with part-time or full-time industry experience
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TIGA: UK games development workforce grew 25% to over 20,000 full-time staff
The games industry's annual contribution to the UK's GDP reached £2.9 billion by December 2021
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TIGA publishes UK immigration guide, reiterates call to waive visas for Ukrainians
"EU countries have waived visa rules for Ukrainian refugees, the UK should be equally generous and establish a similar scheme"
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TIGA: 70% of UK games firms optimistic about current climate
68% plan to hire in 2022, but 83% expect costs to increase
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Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope named Game of the Year at TIGA Awards 2021
Kwalee named Best Large Studio, XR Games wins Best Small Studio
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Console remains largest employer of development staff in the UK
Only 13% of UK studios have console development as their primary focus, but it still represents 46% of the workforce in the country, TIGA says
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Growth in UK games industry fastest ever recorded
Games development headcount is at an all-time high of 18,279 in the UK
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TIGA calls for increased game tax credits due to COVID-19
Ten proposals submitted to UK chancellor include worker safety nets, rent relief, increased testing
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TIGA principles for protecting players are quietly radical | Opinion
UK trade group's endorsement of common sense best practices shows good faith effort, puts peers to shame
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UK trade bodies respond to points-based immigration proposal
UKIE suggests "little impact" on games industry, while TIGA welcomes attention given to creative and STEM sectors
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Industry tells UK lawmakers it wants more research into gaming disorder
Commons committee not left reassured following latest immersive and addictive technologies inquiry hearing
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British technology inquiry chair says industry is only "paying lip service" to gaming addiction
King Digital, UKIE, TIGA, others struggle to convince MPs that games industry is taking issues like loot boxes seriously
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TIGA: UK industry now contributes record £1.8b to GDP
New report shows UK headcount at an all-time high of 16,532 full-time staff
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UK games industry optimistic for 2019 - Survey
77% of businesses planning to grow this year even though a shrinking number see UK environment as favorable
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Brexit draft agreement “not ideal” for UK games industry
Trade bodies and other industry organisations warn of further uncertainty following Prime Minister's proposed withdrawal deal
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Game design student figures skyrocket
Number of students studying game and/or graphic courses has more than doubled since 2015/16
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Video games graduates have more than doubled in five years
“We need to continue to increase the supply of highly skilled games graduates," says TIGA CEO
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Scotland now home to more than 4,000 games staff
Local industry grew by 27 per cent last year, with almost 100 companies based within the nation
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TIGA publishes guide to forthcoming changes in data protection law
The General Data Protection Regulation to replace the Data Protection Act on May 25