The UK video games industry faces difficult changes

Saturday, 16^th June 2012 15:21 BST (Europe/London)
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Jason Kingsley, co-founder of the British video games studio Rebellion, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to the economy. The honour comes at a pivotal time for his industry, which is gearing up for the next generation of video games consoles while facing disruption from a shift to digital downloads, as well as the rise of smartphones and tablets and the emergence of crowdsourced funding as an alternative source of investment.

To mark the occasion, Mr Kingsley has been invited to outline the challenges ahead as he saw them. I've been making games with my brother Chris and a hugely talented team of people at Rebellion for over 20 years now. The video game industry can have a tendency to surprise people. Not only does it employ very intelligent, driven, ambitious and talented people, but it is also a key driver for economic revenue on the UK, generating