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UK Games Developers Choose AdventureLONDON, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry, released a new report today which showed that almost a quarter of games developed by UK development studios in 2015 were action and adventure games. TIGA's report, Appetite for Adventure, is based on extensive research of nearly 200 games released in 2015 by 154 UK studios. The report looks into games released on various desktop, console and mobile platforms. The report reveals the following key findings.
Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, said: "TIGA's report reveals three principal findings. Firstly, UK developers have an appetite for adventure: almost a quarter of all games examined in our report were action and adventure games. This is due to the popularity of the genre amongst consumers and developers. "Secondly, the most popular platforms for UK studios in 2015 were iOS devices and Windows desktop, accounting for a combined 41 per cent share of all game releases. These platforms are relatively easy for developers to access and they offer a significant consumer base. "Thirdly, to survive, subsist and succeed in games development typically means focusing on a niche. Games developers interviewed in our report repeatedly emphasised the importance of establishing a niche within a particular genre. This approach is adopted by a range of UK games development studios, including Lockwood Publishing and Space Ape Games." About TIGA TIGA is a not for profit network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry. 80% of our board members are developers and/or from UK owned businesses, and 50% of our board are UK business owners themselves. Since 2010, TIGA has won 24 business awards and commendations, an achievement which demonstrates our drive to meet and to exceed best practice. TIGA focuses on three sets of activities: · political representation; · profile raising; and · business services.
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