Tue, Sep 29, 2009 | 15:48 BST
Realtime Worlds – Relocation to Ireland could be “serious consideration”
Realtime Worlds studio boss Colin Macdonald has admitted that Irish tax breaks could see the Scottish studio upping sticks and going green.
The Irish government may be about to specifically target the Scottish games sector by offering developers a five-year tax holiday in return for hopping over the water.
“If the package on offer in Ireland was attractive we’d have to give it serious consideration,” said Macdonald.
“Dundee is a great place to be based, one of the main hubs for computer games in Britain, but at the end of the day we’ve got to look after our bottom line.”
More on Herald Scotland.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Ireland, Scotland, UK
Tags: apb, colin macdonald, realtime worlds
5 comments
#1
freedoms_stain
29/09/09, 11:06 am
“Dundee is a great place to be based”
He must work from home.
A home that is not in Dundee.
#2
Grimrita
29/09/09, 11:49 am
Blizzard have some offices there and GOA are based in Ireland
#3
Bellisner
29/09/09, 12:06 pm
The Irish government has always been IT friendly.
There has been none of the hand-wringing vis-à-vis offering support to a burgeoning industry like in Britain, and none of the hysteria like Germany’s “killerspiel” phenomenon.
Speaking of, perhaps they should make an overture to Crytek to up sticks and move to Dublin since their contributions are unappreciated by their state.
#4
SticKboy
29/09/09, 1:51 pm
I’d *love* to live and work in Ireland.
#5
Michael O'Connor
29/09/09, 1:53 pm
“I’d *love* to live and work in Ireland.”
You wouldn’t say that if you lived here.