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UK is "most expensive" country in the world to develop a game

Speaking to Develop, Eidos dev boss Ian Livingstone has claimed that Britain is the most expensive country in the world in which to develop a videogame.

"The Government should address the issues of skills and costs for the UK to remain competitive," he said.

"The UK is now the most expensive country in the world in which to develop. There are naturally cheap labour markets in Asia and also subsidised markets like Canada. The UK has slipped from third to fourth in world development. Given the heritage of development in the UK, this is a tragedy."

Livingstone added: "Whilst the UK Government does nothing, developers will continue to shut down or be acquired by overseas companies who see greater long term value in our talent than we do ourselves. The Government needs to invest in this valuable creative industries asset or suffer the consequences."

There's a full interview here.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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