TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, has been named as the official partner for this year’s Gamescom event in Cologne and the UK will be the official partner country. TIGA will oversee the UK’s official presence and promotion throughout Gamescom. This will give a massive boost to the entire UK games industry as it prepares for Gamescom, which runs from August 17th – 21st. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, travelled to Cologne to take part in a press conference about Gamescom on June 16th 2011.