As the end of the year approaches, we thought we would look back at what has been an amazing 20th Anniversary year for Game Republic, and we thank our Official Partners Barclays, Red Kite Games and Escape Technology for supporting us over the last 12 months. We also thank all of our company members, affiliates […]
An Amazing Year of 20th Anniversary Events! Read More »
Affiliate members Fragomen LLP have provided their insights on the latest policies on the UK Visa system – please read below: On December 4, 2023, the Home Secretary announced sweeping measures to tighten up the UK’s work visa system. Most importantly he announced a more than 40% increase in the baseline minimum salary level (MSL)
Kimberley Turner (Double Eleven), Tabitha (Tabbie) Marshall (Astrodreamer Studio ) and Marcia Deakin (Next Gen Skills Academy) joined Game Republic’s Dr Jackie Mulligan at Scottish Games Week to discuss diversity in the industry and what games companies can do to level up as well as why they should. As we come to the end of
Levelling Up the Games Industry Read More »
Statistics from Ukie and Fti Consulting in a report released on 28th November show the UK video game technology used by non-gaming industries was worth £1.3 billion during 2021. The research identified technologies that are being used in the games industry that have uses beyond games and have enormous social and economic potential. The research
Economic impact of video games no surprise says Game Republic’s Jamie Sefton Read More »
Whilst games companies in Yorkshire and The North remain relatively resilient the gaming industry hasn’t been spared from a spate of layoffs and impacts of a shaky economy, with more than 6,000 gaming jobs estimated to be lost in the UK so far this year. If you have personally been impacted by recent layoffs we
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