Tiga pleased at EU step

Details on a move announced by the EU earlier today to provide funding for games development through its Media Plus programme have been welcomed by Tiga CEO and chairman Fred Hasson.

"This is a definite step in the right direction [although] there is still a lot of misinformation and negative perceptions circulating Brussels."

Tiga is part of the European Games Developer Federation that has been lobbying Brussels in order to obtain more support for the industry, and Hasson now feels that this decision puts the onus back on to the UK government.

"It seems ironic that the EU should take positive measures for games before the UK government does, who have been telling us that it is because of Brussels that they cannot do anything for the games sector".

The Media Plus initiative will award grants totalling EUR 1.5 million (USD 2.08 million), with individual amounts of up to EUR 60,000 (USD 83,300) per interactive project and up to EUR 100,000 (USD 139,000) for prototype development on PC or consoles.

More details on the opportunities available can be found on the EU web site.