Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, said:
“As the trade association championing the UK video games industry TIGA is delighted that the UK is the official partner of Gamescom. TIGA is overseeing the UK’s official promotion of Gamescom and we intend to highlight the strengths of the UK games industry in Cologne this week.”
The UK businesses attending are Attractive Entertainment, Asylum Entertainment, Outsource media UK, Doublesix, ICO Partners, Interactive Selection, Hello Games, Natural Motion and Games Masters. The TIGA team will be exhibiting in hall 4.2 stand J051 in the UK pavilion.
To celebrate our selection as partner country, UKTI & TIGA have also created an additional programme for UK companies attending this year’s show. The purpose is to increase the visibility of all of British businesses, create valuable networking opportunities and a value for money package which brings businesses together to raise the profile of the UK games industry as a whole. There will be tours, a roundtable event, networking and opportunities to meet with companies such as Bigpoint, Wooga, Koch media, Rebel Play and presentations from industry speakers such as Guilliaume de Fondaumiere of Quantic Dream. For more details please contact Vanessa@tiga.org or see – http://www.tiga.org/News/UK-Trade-and-Investment-Germany--and-TIGA-turn-the-spotlight-onto-British-Games-businesses-at-gamescom-with-an-innovative-new-programme.aspx
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About TIGA:
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s games industry. The majority of our members are either independent games developers or in-house publisher owned developers. We also have games publishers, outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities amongst our membership. TIGA was awarded ‘Trade Association of the Year’ and the ‘Member Recruitment Award’ at the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards 2010. In 2011, TIGA won a further four awards at the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards, including ‘Trade Association of the Year’ for the second consecutive year. TIGA has been voted a finalist in the CMI Management and Leadership Awards 2011 in the ‘Outstanding Organisation (SME)’ category. Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, has been voted a finalist in the ‘Outstanding Leader’ category. TIGA was also named as a finalist in the 2010 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) National Management and Leadership Awards in the category of ‘The Outstanding Organisation of the Year Award (SME)’. TIGA is an ‘Investors in People’ accredited organisation.
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s games industry. Our vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games business. Our mission is to fight for the interests of game developers. To achieve our vision and mission we focus on the delivery of three strategic objectives: effective political representation, profile raising and helping our members commercially. This means that TIGA members are effectively represented in the corridors of power, their voice is heard in the media and they receive benefits that make a material difference to their businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial opportunities.
For further information, please contact Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on: 07875 939 643, or email richard.wilson@tiga.org .
