I work at an outsourcer in China, and I don't see this happen. I also look at the people in IT which I knew in Europe and there's still jobs and programming being done. I know VFX has been hit hard, but this "OMG WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE" mentality isn't helping at all. Nor does it seem to have happened to the IT industry -…
Any developer that meets the criteria is eligible for the tax breaks, no matter the size. The criteria are easy to achieve and are available on-line already. http://www.develop-online.net/news/42752/Revealed-The-video-games-cultural-test We have already lost a lot of work overseas, I have had a few jobs managing outsourced…
I think you underestimate the difficulties. Making games is more than making art. Art and to a degree programming can be outsourced and in-sourced, but even that isn't easy. Finding senior people can still be a challenge in China (let alone India). You have rising costs as well in the coastal cities. And there's some…
@kwramm some solid points. it gives me a little hope i'm wrong :). the only thing i will pick at is the aging population bit. i dont really buy into that. thats the sort of thing that is put out there in the media by the business lobby capitalist so they can increase immigration and outsource. there is not much proof that…
Thing is that the VFX industry delivers parts to a bigger product - i.e. a hollywood movie or to ad agencies. VFX depends on them, just as car part makers depend on a car maker. Game studios don't really depend on another product. They do depend on a publisher, in some cases, but it doesn't need one to start making a game.…
Well foil hats aside, tax break is going to mean great things for the uk dev scene. We are slowly turning into Australia unfortunately where the dev scene is in real trouble. I always saw the recession as survival of the fittest and that we as an industry we had become over inflated and unfortunately now we see sequel hell…