Small independent UK gaming studios are the lifeblood of the industry, and they bring incredible dynamism to our national gaming output, both in terms of their technical expertise and their extraordinary creativity. It is important that these studios continue to be bolstered – most crucially through investment, but also in distribution and marketing support.
We must nurture the thousands of UK studios, which are dotted all around the country. Investors should know by now that the symbiotic relationship between UK creativity and expertise in computer science leads to world beating outcomes.
The video games industry is not looking for, nor does it need, handouts. What it needs is economic stability and a political desire to nurture a homegrown industry that punches well above its weight on the world stage. If we can do that, then our poets and geeks will create the next billion-pound game to entertain the world. Again.