What the UK government’s industrial strategy and immigration white paper mean for the UK games industry

UK minister forms UK Video Games Council to drive 'pro-games growth agenda'

'We want to make the UK the best place globally to invest in creativity and innovation.'

Leading UK games industry figures join strategic council set out in Government’s Creative Industries Plan

Today, members of the new UK Video Games Council have been announced, bringing together leading UK games industry figures from across the games ecosystem to help shape the future of the UK’s £7.82bn video games and interactive entertainment sector. The UK games industry is the largest in Europe in terms of headcount, with over 28,000 development staff employed in 1,757 studios. Chaired by Jason Kingsley CBE, CEO of Rebellion Games, and Nick Butt…

What the UK government’s industrial strategy and immigration white paper mean for the UK games industry

Laurence Keir-Thomas, a director at the global immigration law firm Fragomen, offers some insights into what the proposed changes to UK immigration law will mean for the UK games industry.