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Podcast: The state of the UK games industry with UKIE CEO Nick Poole
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Peggy Anne Salz and Craig Chapple sit down with UKIE CEO Nick Poole on the PocketGamer.biz Podcast for a candid conversation the state of the UK’s games industry, funding access and government support.
We unpack:
- Why the UK risks becoming an “incubator economy” if it cannot retain IP and talent.
- What’s broken in the funding ladder from prototype to scale-up.
- Why tax relief is about competitiveness, not handouts.
- How risk appetite across the industry has shifted post-2020.
- Why studios must build companies, not just games.
- What the Games Growth Package, expanded UK Games Fund and new skills initiatives actually mean in practice.
- The role of generative AI in production pipelines.
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