TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, is turning the spotlight on the UK video games industry this week in
Cologne at Gamescom. The UK is the official partner country at Gamescom,
the trade fair for video games held at the Koelnmesse in Cologne,
Germany, which runs from August 17th – 21st. TIGA and a delegation of UK
companies are exhibiting at this year’s show via the UKTI Trade Access
Programme and TIGA will oversee the UK's official presence and promotion
at the event. Dr Richard Wilson will represent the UK games industry to
The Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economics
and Technology, Mr Hans-Joachim Otto, the Mayor of Cologne, Jürgen
Roters, and the Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and Media of North
Rhine Westphalia, Dr. Angelica Schwall-Düren.
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 –
https://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.