House of Lords Committee backs TIGA’s Tax Break Campaign

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, said today that the House of Lords Communications Committee had effectively backed TIGA’s campaign for Games Tax Relief. The Committee published its first report into The British Film and Television Industries today. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, made the case for a games production tax credit in [...]

Games Industry meets with Chancellor of the Exchequer

Philip Oliver, CEO of Blitz Games Studios & TIGA Board Member today met with the Chancellor, Alistair Darling to present TIGA’s agenda for improving skills and training for the Video Games Industry.
The Chancellor requested to meet with Oliver to hear views on skills provision and training, particularly on how businesses can appropriately skill their workforce [...]

Outsourcing Now Fundamental to Game Development, says Tiga

Tiga, the UK’s game developer trade body, today released a new report that shows that some key game developers regard outsourcing as fundamental to their business. According to Tiga’s research, 83 per cent of UK game developers outsource at least one business process. Leading developers including Blitz Games, Monumental Games, Ubisoft Reflections and Zoe Mode, [...]

Tiga Hails Progress on Tax Break For Games Production

Tiga said today that it was winning the argument in its campaign for the introduction of a tax break for games production in the UK. Tiga made the comment in response to the publication of the Government’s White Paper, Digital Britain: The Final Report.

Tax break for games production
Richard Wilson, CEO of Tiga, said:
“We are [...]