Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove and Talke has a huge opportunity to become the heart of the video games industry.
Building upon the gigabit broadband being installed into homes and businesses right now, some of the best 4G download speeds in country, UK leading video games development courses at Staffordshire University and LA award winning company like Carse & Waterman Productions or Reels in Motion, we have the groundwork ready to build upon.
To make Silicon Stoke viable the government can:
- Introduce a Video Games Development Fund
- Encourage more small studios to access the Video Games Tax Relief
- Provide rent free accommodation for start ups
- Promote Silicon Stoke
The UK video game sector is the largest in Europe, contributing £1.8 billion to UK GDP in 2018.
Like Pac Man, I want us to have a bite of the cherry!