Labour MP Tom Watson
Labour MP Tom Watson has called on the help of both ELSPA and TIGA to begin “forming an idea” that he hopes will turn in to a UK Games Council that could "run along the lines of the UK Film Council and ensure government can no longer "ignore the games industry".
"We can really think about what the long term interests are for the industry: skills, training, job, publishing, copyright. And a Games Council would mean that the government can't ignore the games industry. It's part of the machinery. I'd like to see the industry and I think it would benefit the understanding of the industry by government."
"It would be good to get something in place before the general election; it would certainly be good to get both parties [Labour and the Conservatives] committed to that in the manifestos for the general election so they can move quite quickly after it."
Tom Watson also promised to continue pushing the gamers voice with the help of his 15,000 members strong face book page that he hopes will become "the equivalent in gaming of what the Football Supporters' Association is in football", giving "a platform to ordinary people who are going out there and just love playing games."
"We can really think about what the long term interests are for the industry: skills, training, job, publishing, copyright. And a Games Council would mean that the government can't ignore the games industry. It's part of the machinery. I'd like to see the industry and I think it would benefit the understanding of the industry by government."
"It would be good to get something in place before the general election; it would certainly be good to get both parties [Labour and the Conservatives] committed to that in the manifestos for the general election so they can move quite quickly after it."
Tom Watson also promised to continue pushing the gamers voice with the help of his 15,000 members strong face book page that he hopes will become "the equivalent in gaming of what the Football Supporters' Association is in football", giving "a platform to ordinary people who are going out there and just love playing games."
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