The General State Budgets will invest 8 million euros in 2022 for the promotion of video games in the country.
The video game sector in Spain is more alive than ever, a fact that will be reiterated even more with the different aids that the government will provide to the sector. In this sense, the General State Budgets are preparing an ideal 2022 for the world of video games, since they will be invested 8 million euros throughout the year with the aim of promoting the talent of the Spanish industry. An amount that is added to other initiatives of both the government and other institutions.
This has been decided in the last conclusions regarding the State’s general budgets, just like has also shared the Spanish Videogame Association (AEVI) on its website. Under a plan that bears the name of ‘Spain, Audiovisual Hub of Europe‘, it is intended to turn the country into a destination of reference in the production of audiovisual content and, therefore, in the creation of videogames.
It is a great opportunity to give the definitive impulse to a creative and innovative industryCEO of AEVIBeyond the 8 million euros already mentioned, the Spanish government also has a second line planned in which it will try to “promote the internationalization of the video game sector” through an investment of 850,000 euros in 2022 and a similar amount for the year 2023. In this sense, the CEO of AEVI, José María Moreno, considers that the government initiative “is a great opportunity to give the ultimate push to a creative and innovative industry that is already one of the economic engines of the country. “
This is in addition to the initiatives of other entities such as the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) that intends to invest 430,000 euros in 2022 to support international events in the video game sector. And, finally, the Spanish industry will also be strengthened with the collaboration of the Ibermedia Program, which will contribute approximately 1 million euros in 2022 to “strengthen the strategic role of Spain in the Ibero-American region.”
Therefore, it looks like 2022 will be a positive year for the video game sector in Spain, where they have come from highly relevant titles like Blasphemous, Yuppie Psycho, Metroid Dread or RiMe. In addition, these amounts focused on the Spanish industry are added to the recent news that Spain is preparing a cultural voucher of 400 euros for young people that will allow the purchase of video games, among other things. In short, a set of novelties that demonstrate the importance of the environment in the country.
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