Video game development is a developing industry in the Ireland, with some government attempts made to encourage investment via tax breaks.[1][2] Of the approximately €206 million spent by Irish people on video games in 2015, Irish game developers "[saw] little of this spend".[3]
Video gaming in Ireland grew from the 1970s and, for example, theAtari 2600 was manufactured in Limerick to meet demand for both Irish and export markets.[4] By 2020, video game companies in Ireland includedKeywords Studios,Havok andRomero Games.[5][6][7] A video games festival was held in Dublin in 2018.[8]
In 2007, theIrish Film Censor's Office (IFCO) was one of four European classification organisations to banManhunt 2.[9] The ban, later lifted, was the first video game ban in Ireland.[10] Under the 1989 Video Recordings Act, the head of IFCO "may prohibit a video game" if it is deemed "unfit for viewing".[11] 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.[11]
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