“We’re all happy,” Yuki’s communications manager, Logi McDonald’s, Beams.
Trade Association welcomes open weapons with the publication of the UK government Plan of creative industries This week – McDonald says that Yuki meets a lot of tips. “We have never seen this level support before,” he says. “This is a really big moment.”
He believes the project indicates a change in the tone by the UK government. “In the past, video games have never been the front and center of these things.” “But they are slowly gaining respect, and I think they are now laid the foundation with other creative industries.”
In fact, the sports sector has been given a fixed importance in the report, as it is behind the film and the TV section. McDonald has also noted that Lisa Nandi, secretary of the culture, media and sports, is mostly referring to sports. “In my opinion, the Kerr star also mentioned the games once or twice.”
He believes that this is a welcome change of tech from the general government’s rhetoric. “The fishing industry is highly mentioned on the official election campaigns, and these are actually sports -like things that are really developing,” he said.
(Overall, the UK’s fishing industry landed with sea fish Price of $ 1.1 billion in 2023. In the same year, the UK video game market was worth $ 7.82 billion.)
Behind the scenes, Yuki is busy. “The process of the entire industrial strategy began in the middle of the last year, and the creative industries were asked to contribute,” says McDonald. “So we participated in different aspects of it.”
The UK video is also a secretariat for video games and ESPports APG (All -Party Parliamentary Group), chaired by Charlotte Nicholas Member of Parliament. “I think about 40 40 MPs are sitting on this group,” says McDonald. “So like our central channel, it is in government.”
Funding boost
In the case of video games, the announcement of the Creative Industry Sector project is a million ‘Games Growth Package’, spreading between 2026 and 2029, with government funding.
A portion of this £ 30m (currently unclear how much is how much) The UK’s sports fund (UKGF), which was established in 2015, primarily as a method of providing financial support for prototypes. The total amount of funds included in the fund by the UK government has so far been about $ 16.2 million, so the new announcement of funding represents a potentially huge hike.
McDonald encourages that “it is a surprising news for any small company that is being measured,” he said, adding that “for students who want to start their first game company.”
He added, “It is really positive that (UKGF finances) have been renewed not only with more money next year but in a three -year period,” he said, adding that the promotion of UKGF has increased. A part of the manifesto of UK. “We are not at the same level as Germany and other places, but this is a huge step.”
Another, $ 30 million in an unconstitutional part of this, will go to London, which runs the London Games Festival.
McDonald says, “I think they are seeing the best way to keep the UK on the global map.” And I think game London is a really good way to do so. If you are, in other countries, (in Japan), in the United States, in China, such a great way to attract internal investment to such large sports festivals. “
Game London has said The London Games Festival will double the “investment and revenue production” as a result of an additional funding, which will likely be up to $ 30 million per year.
Skills and training
The issue of lack of expertise in the UK sports sector has been widely discussed, Tiga reported that the half -game business in the UK has found it difficult to fill the vacant posts in 2024 as a result of some skills.
The creative industry sector plan is to deal with the “Sector -driven UK Games Skilled Network by announcing the establishment of a strategy developed by the Sector Network, which will produce results from the audit of the future creative industry councils.
McDonald says a part of the strategy may probably “see how we can change visa governments to gain proper skills from abroad” McChonald says.
In addition, the Creative Industries Plan highlights the field of science, Innovation and Technology Tech First ProgramWhich aims to “help 7.5 million UK workers master the necessary AI by 2030”.
McDonald says, “The government wants to indicate what is the best place to spend money when it comes to skill.” “So we are doing a separate piece of work on skills. And the UK has contributed a group of groups with prominent figures in the industry who are interested in the area. We are working with some companies that are doing really good things with the role of apprenticeship and entry level.”
UK Video Game Council
Another announcement of Chashma Kasha is the formation of the UK Video Games Council, which will “work together with the government and the creative industry councils to support development in the field of video games”.
McDonald says, “This is something that many industries have, and there is something that does not have sports.”
He explained that the council would be the first port of the government when it comes to discussing issues such as skill, AI, or funding. “The idea is that they are representative groups from publications to development.”
He added that more details about the UK video Games Council, and who will announce its members, will be provided in the next two weeks.
Break in taxes
In terms of tax intervals in the UK sports sector, the biggest news is that… nothing has changed.
The report states that the current Credit of video game costs (VGEC) will be maintained. Announced in the spring budget of 2023, VGEC is an alternative to the Old Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) scheme, which is being slowly phased.
In 2022-23, tax relief claims in the UK jumped up to 10 %, with a total payment of $ 282 million.
McDonald says Yuki was campaigning for the VGEC rate to go to both small and large studios. UK has suggested proposal 53 % tax relief rate for 10 million or less budget projects, and 39 % rate for major projects. He says, “It’s not passed, and obviously we’re moving for it.”
“This was not something we were expecting, honestly,” he added, “he added,” he added when it is difficult to defend tax intervals when “money is hard in government and they are looking to reduce areas”.
“When these days cost a lot of sports, you need every little help you can find.”
Lougie McDonald, UK
But they have pointed to the UK’s research, which shows that this additional tax aid will be much more than paying itself. In terms of return on investment, the UK estimates that high rate VGEC supply will generate an additional 8 1.87 for each £ 1.
McDonald added, “And if we look forward to the next 10, 20 years, we want both big and small companies to start playing here instead of France or North America.”
“When these days costs a lot of sports, you need a little help you can find. And we know that when the publishers are deciding where to prepare the game, (tax rid) is one of the important things they see.
Therefore, although the Yuki welcomes the changes in the creative industry sector project, there is still scope for improvement.
“McDonald has concluded,” more. “
