Why Yorkshire's games design industry is booming
20 hours ago Share Save James Vincent Political editor, Yorkshire Share Save
James Vincent/BBC Yasmina Fadel and her team work between Pontefract and York
When the most anticipated new video game of the decade is released in 2026, its arrival on the market will be celebrated in a corner of Yorkshire. Grand Theft Auto VI - the latest instalment of the hugely successful GTA series - is developed by the Rockstar Leeds studio. It may be the most famous title associated with the Yorkshire games industry, but there are hundreds of smaller studios and solo developers who are hoping their ideas become the next PlayStation and Xbox hits. They want the government to take them more seriously and encourage the sector's growth away from London.
'It's massive'
Yasmina Fadel's desk is in one of the most creative postcodes
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