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Video game development is a developing industry in the Ireland, with some government attempts made to encourage investment via tax breaks. Of the approximately €206 million spent by Irish people on video games in 2015, Irish game developers " little of this spend".

Video gaming in Ireland grew from the 1970s and, for example, the Atari 2600 was manufactured in Limerick to meet demand for both Irish and export markets. By 2020, video game companies in Ireland included Keywords Studios, Havok and Romero Games. A video games festival was held in Dublin in 2018.

In 2007, the Irish Film Censor's Office (IFCO) was one of four European classification organisations to ban Manhunt 2. The ban, later lifted, was the first video game ban in Ireland. Under the 1989 Video Recordings Act, the head of IFCO "may prohibit a video game" if it is deemed "unfit for viewing". Ratings and classifications in Ireland are otherwise applied through the (voluntary) Pan European Game Information (PEGI) age-rating scheme, of which Ireland is a member.

Video game companies of Ireland

Active companies

• Demonware (networking code)
• DIGIT Game Studios (mobile games)
• Havok (company) (middleware engine)
• Keywords Studios (game development, localisation, audio, art, QA, etc)
• Romero Games (independent studio)

Defunct companies

• Eirplay Games (founded 2002 and defunct 2009)
• Emerald Software (founded 1988 and defunct 1991)
• Funcom Dublin Ltd.(branch; 1994 to 2001)

Publishers

• Playrix (Dublin HQ. Russian publisher & dev. Mobile games.)

References

1. "Ireland targets Scottish games industry". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
2. "Getting to the next level". Irish Times. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
3. "Ireland spent an estimated €206m on video games last year but how many were Irish". independent.ie. 12 February 2015.
4. "The History of Gaming in Ireland I: The Systems that Made Us Gamers". independent.ie. 9 August 2017.
5. ^ "13 Irish-led video game business to watch". thinkbusiness.ie. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
6. ^ "Irish video gaming industry offers major possibilities". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
7. "Lockdown takes games industry to a higher level". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
8. ""It's the unknown": Games festival to educate parents on gaming". rte.ie. November 22, 2018.
9. "Ireland one of four states to ban violent game". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
10. "Ireland bans its 1st video game, calling it 'gross'". NBC News. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
11. ^ "Censorship and classification". justice.ie. Department of Justice. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

External links

• Imirt - "Irish Game Makers" membership association

History of video games

v t e Chronology of video games Early history 1947–1972 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Near future v t e Video game history by platform By platform Early mainframe games History of arcade video games Golden age Timeline History of video game consoles Crash of 1983 Console war History of mobile games By console generation First (1972–1980) Second (1976–1992) Third (1983–2003) Fourth (1987–2003) Fifth (1993–2005) Sixth (1998–2013) Seventh (2005–2017) Eighth (2012–) Ninth (2020–) v t e Video game genres List of video game genres Action Platformer Endless runner Platform fighter Shooter Arena First-person Hero Light gun Shoot 'em up Bullet hell Rail Twin-stick Tactical Third-person Survival Battle royale Survival horror Other Beat 'em up Hack and slash Fighting Platform fighter Maze Pac-Man clone Snake Stealth Action-adventure Grand Theft Auto clone Metroidvania Adventure Escape room Graphic adventure Interactive fiction Interactive film Visual novel Walking sim Digital tabletop Deck-building Roguelike deck-building Digital collectible card Puzzle Hidden object Sokoban Tile-matching Role-playing Action role-playing Looter shooter Soulslike Dungeon crawl MMORPG Monster-taming Roguelike Roguelike deck-building Tactical role-playing Simulation Life Dating Farming God Social Virtual pet CMS Business City-building Government Sports Fishing Racing Kart racing Sim racing Vehicle Flight simulation Combat Lunar Lander Space Submarine simulator Train simulator Vehicular combat Other Falling-sand Immersive sim Strategy 4X Auto battler MOBA Real-time strategy Time management Real-time tactics Tactical role-playing Tower defense Turn-based strategy Turn-based tactics Artillery Wargame Grand strategy Other genres Cozy Fitness Horror Survival horror Incremental Music Rhythm Non-game Party Photography Programming Typing Related concepts Themes Advergame Bishōjo Christian Comedy Educational Girls Licensed Otome Sexual Eroge Nonviolent Personalized Sci-fi Serious Art Climate change News Player modes Multiplayer Co-op MMO PVP Single-player Production AAA Indie Doujin soft Fan game Design Casual Hypercasual Emergent gameplay FMV Gacha Kaizo Masocore Nonlinear gameplay Open world Sandbox Side-scrolling Twitch gameplay Vertically scrolling Other Minigame Toys-to-life Video game clone Video game modding Video game remake v t e Video games by country Africa Ghana Kenya Nigeria South Africa Americas Latin America Brazil Colombia Canada United States Asia Bangladesh China India Indonesia Iran Japan South Korea Malaysia Philippines Russia Thailand Turkey Europe Belgium Czech Republic Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Lithuania Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Oceania Australia New Zealand

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