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The Games Industry in Ireland 2012

  • 16-11-2012 4:37pm
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    satchmo
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    Thought people might be interested in this report just published over on GameDevelopers.ie about the current state of the games industry in Ireland.
    The main survey in March 2012 identified 3,344 jobs across 75 companies throughout the island of Ireland. Of these, 280 individuals work in core development; this section includes 41 separate game development teams, working across 12 different platforms. Development was found to have centred primarily on the iOS platform, with browser and PC also commanding a significant amount of focus. 445 people were employed in various industry services; providing services or skills to developers, such as Middleware, QA, Localisation and consultancy advice. A further 736 jobs were estimated across retailers and services focused on the consumer games market. A total of 1,883 work in publishing functions which include business functions, customer support and various game operation roles. For this portion of those employed in the games sector it was found that the vast majority of employees are working in an international company.

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    It is an accepted conservative estimation that the Irish Games Market equates to between 6%-12% of the current UK Games Market. If the Irish Consumer Games industry is valued at the lower end of this scale using a 7% value; then it would be true to say that between 2001 and 2011 this sector has generated over €2 billion worth of sales over these eleven years; such a figure would generate over €440 million through VAT alone.

    Direct link to the full report here.


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