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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

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"

TIGA: 70% of UK games firms optimistic about current climate

68% plan to hire in 2022, but 83% expect costs to increase

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

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

Growth in UK games industry fastest ever recorded

Games development headcount is at an all-time high of 18,279 in the UK

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

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

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

Industry tells UK lawmakers it wants more research into gaming disorder

Commons committee not left reassured following latest immersive and addictive technologies inquiry hearing

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

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

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

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

The TIGA Games Industry Awards 2018 winners announced

Lockwood Publishing scoop Game of the Year 2018 for Avakin Life

Game design student figures skyrocket

Number of students studying game and/or graphic courses has more than doubled since 2015/16

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

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

TIGA publishes guide to forthcoming changes in data protection law

The General Data Protection Regulation to replace the Data Protection Act on May 25

Access to finance the leading obstacle to success for UK games industry in 2018

TIGA CEO: Looming clouds of Brexit beginning to "cast shadows on our games industry"