Games Development BSc

Growth of gaming industry

• A report published by the Financial Times in 2023, following analysis by global consultancy firm Bain and Company, predicts that global revenue for the games development industry will grow more than 50% by 2027. The Global Games Market report estimates that the number of people playing video games was 3.38 billion in 2023. Graduates are in high demand as the gaming sector sees a staggering surge in popularity
• Digital gaming is a priority sector for IDA Ireland, with a Digital Games Tax Credit in place to further accelerate this industry. Black Shamrock, the company behind some of the world’s most popular action-adventure games for PCs and consoles announced it would grow its Dublin studio into a 200-strong team by the end of 2024.
• John Romero chose Ireland as the base for his company Romero Games. Romero is games industry royalty having originally developed the game series Doom, one of the most successful video games of all time.
• A new €1.9m innovative gaming hub in Sligo will provide a flexible workspace for companies to start and scale innovative gaming businesses. The hub will have the capacity for 20 different companies and will support a further 40 companies through the establishment of a digital games cluster in the northwest.

Our Games Development graduates are prepared for a number of roles within the current development landscape in Ireland and internationally. These roles include gameplay developers, level designers, game designers and tool developers. While focused on developing games software, we also provide a general grounding in software engineering to equip students with the breadth of skills to work in any aspect of the information technology industry.

The digital gaming sector employs around 2,000 people in Ireland. The overall industry worldwide is worth an estimated $300bn. It is an area of huge potential growth in Ireland.

A new 1.9m innovative gaming hub in Sligo will provide a flexible workspace for companies working in the digital gaming sector. The hub will help entrepreneurs start and scale innovative gaming businesses and further enhance the northwest’s reputation for tech. The hub will have the capacity for 20 different companies and will support a further 40 companies through the establishment of a digital games cluster in the northwest.

A report published by the Financial Times in 2023, following analysis by global consultancy firm Bain and Company, predicts that global revenue for the games development industry will grow more than 50% by 2027.

Digital gaming is a priority sector for IDA Ireland, with a Digital Games Tax Credit in place to further accelerate this industry. Black Shamrock, the company behind some of the world’s most popular action-adventure games for PCs and consoles announced it would grow its Dublin studio into a 200-strong team by the end of 2024.

John Romero chose Ireland as the base for his company Romero Games. Romero is games industry royalty having originally developed the game series Doom, one of the most successful video games of all time.