London becomes the third largest city in the world by number of game developers, overtaking most US cities

London has broken into the top three global game development centres. According to a new analysis by Unscrambled and BOP for London, the British capital has "skyrocketed" in the ranking in terms of the size of the workforce, taking third place after Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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London was already the "largest cluster in the UK" and the largest game development centre in Europe, but now with 13,700 game developers working in the sector, it has overtaken most US cities and Canadian centres such as Montreal.

A further 9,000 Londoners work in 'games-related' fields or industries, such as entertainment and animation.

The news comes as the tenth annual London Games Festival kicks off on 2 April, with more than 30 events across the capital "aimed at tens of thousands of professionals and players".

"London is now the world's gaming capital and Europe's leading city with a thriving industry that brings significant investment to our country," said London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Source: GamesIndustry