UK game industry shrinks: 43% drop is reported

British videogame industry is among the most prominent ones in Europe. However, it is undergoing a hard time due to the crisis. According to a report of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, added  approximately £ 540 million to the national economy  in 2012. It meant a drop in 43% regarding the previous year.

Nevertheless,despite the crisis, 2011 was a good year the British game industry, so the 2012 results are better than those ones of 2010 and previous years. Furthermore, the number of workers employed in game industry topped 15,000, a 19% rise with respect to 2011.

The figures are sour and not exactly up-to-date. In spite of the efforts of the British Government to assess the game industry, 2012 result will not be applicable to a disastrous 2013, as the British game market (do not confuse it with the industy) has shrinked over the last years.