UK Government Strangling the Games Industry
GrE writes, "It’s always a bit of a hoot when politicians weigh in with opinions on video games but this time around oneVaizey mugshot is offering to champion the industry, in his own special way of course.
Ed Vaizey, the Shadow Minister for Culture, has said that the current UK government has strangled the British games industry.
He added,"While the video games industry has boomed globally, growing by 20% in the last two years, we have lost 44 studios representing 15% of the sector. NESTA research indicates that external investment in privately operated UK developers has dropped by 60% since 2008 and that employment is down 4%…"
