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SCOTT ALSWORTH calls for collective socialist action within the global gaming industry to change conditions of work and revolutionise the content
UK army recruitment poster 2019; UK Game workers Union logo [Wiki/CC]

VIDEO games add more to the British economy than film, TV, music, publishing, design, fashion and architecture combined.

In 2019, some 18,279 game developers contributed a staggering £2.2 billion to the country’s GDP — an increase from £1.8bn the year before.

The growth is looking exponential, and it shows no signs of abating. More and more workers are flocking to development studios, PC gaming is up 46 per cent, and mobile gaming, 17 per cent. 

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