Minister tours state-of-the-art development studio
Creative Industries Minister Ed Vaizey has visited the newly-expanded home of one of the UK鈥檚 oldest games studios.
, in Horsham, West Sussex, has doubled the size of its office to create a state-of-the-art development space.
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said the studio鈥檚 expansion was a 鈥渉uge vote of confidence鈥� in聽UK game developers鈥� skills and talents and emphasised the Government鈥檚 support for the digital and creative industries. earlier this year.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 been a real privilege to meet some of the developers today and see what goes on behind the scenes. It鈥檚 quite something to think that the video games that local people will buy in a few years are being imagined and created right now, right on their doorstep.
鈥淚鈥檓 a real fan of the games industry; it鈥檚 one of our most innovative and exciting industries. Through the Government鈥檚 and the creation of a Creative Industries Council we are making sure we create the right conditions to support video games developers and all the UK鈥檚 creative industries.鈥�