UK chancellor George Osborne held a private meeting of senior media and entertainment executives earlier this month, offering support for the UK games industry.
Trade press site GamesIndustry.biz reports (registration required) that the Government's 'Growth Review', launched late last year, was discussed at the meeting. Those in attendance conversed about how the government can better work with digital and creative industries.
Ian Livingstone, life president for Eidos, was among those invited, and said of the meeting: "The fact that we had representation at the meeting is an acknowledgment in itself that the video games industry is being taken seriously and that it is important socially, culturally and economically to the UK."
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Author: Mike Rose
