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there’s a ton at
http://tinyurl.com/linkedinirishgamesjobs
i see various positions in
riot
popcap
big fish
gPotato
zynga
digit
demonware
microsoftHi all,
Ok, I’ve had a lot of time over the weekend to try and draw this survey to a close, and I think i’ve a pretty comprehensive picture of the state of the entire industry in all of its forms in Ireland.
I have gone through all the companies, plus the ones found through various forums and am putting in very conservative estimates for those I could not contact directly. I have many in as one or two employees, and some of the larger companies I’ve taken pretty low estimates too.
But now, I am come to the point where I can see the size and scale of the industry, and i’d say the figures will be even higher if we can get some of these clarified.
So dun dun dun… In February 2012 it seems the the Irish (North and South) Games Industry is this:
So 117% growth in three years!I’ll start preparing a report now and aim to publish it at the end of the month, going into detail of jobs by sector, the sectors, types of companies etc.
Thanks a million to everyone who has participated, and for those who helped me along the way!
Cheers
There is what’s called a "PEGI OK" stamp of approval you can get for games which are online and not at retail, it’s important to get this done as many parents will be suspicious of a game that isn’t rated.
For the US, check out http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp
Cheers
Jamie
I’m not going to update the results yet, but i’m up to 45 respondants now. I’ve spent the last while collating all of the companies involved in games here in Ireland, and i know it’s still incomplete, but pretty large and growing. I so far count 80 companies involved with games in ireland, but some of these i’m not sure if they’re still running or not, so i think 70 is a closer number.
They come from these counties
I had a look through my photos and can’t find any at all, does anyone have some photos from back in the day?
We got another couple of companies in, some new and some which clarified estimates, so find the results below.
Hi Johnny,
At the end of the survey, all of this information and more will be released in the results. We’re just keeping track of the responses at the moment, but it’s about 80% Dublin so far.
These figures are just a running total of respondants and the overall number of jobs until then.
We got a big burst of new participants today (thanks everyone), so I am happy to update the figures. Also, we got clarification on one or two of our estimates.
As a lot of companies don’t break down their figures into full/ part time etc, i’ve reverted back to the overall amount. Also, Silicon Republic posted this http://www.siliconrepublic.com/new-media/item/26589-211m-spent-locally-on/
