Facts and figures £6.75m


The creative industries


sector in Scotland, including digital media, supports over


The Scottish government provided


support for the games sector in 2011.


60,000 £5.69bn


jobs and contributes to the Scottish economy. 25


The University of Abertay in Dundee was the world’s


1st


to offer a degree in Computer Games Technology.


Dundee is the hub of Scotland’s games community –


in Tayside alone the creative industries and digital media sector employs


2,300 £100m


staff with a turnover of more than


20m


Lemmings, one of the first games from Scotland, has sold more than


units since it was released in 1991.


3 GTA


One of the world’s most successful games, ‘Grand Theft Auto’,


is produced by Rockstar North in Edinburgh.


Scotland is the perfect platform to build your career in gaming


Scotland is home to nearly


%


of UK video games companies.


in Europe’s top 50 games developer locations.


3rd Scotland is ranked


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