The pre-Christmas opportunities in the UK gaming space

Video game development has a long and storied history in the UK.

Grand Theft Auto, one of the world's best-selling series, was born in Dundee, Candy Crush Saga and the Batman: Arkham franchise are developed in London, while the quirky Lego video games hail from Maidenhead. Unfortunately, many British studios were private or bought up by larger games companies in the US and Japan. For a very long time, it has been almost impossible to invest in this exciting part of the UK economy. But that has started to change, perhaps with a little help from HM Revenue & Customs' Video Games Tax Relief, which offers a 20% discount on development costs. A numbe...