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Sep

21

Scandinavian Pol to Brits… We’ll Take Your Video Game Industry

September 21, 2006 |

“Hey, U.K., if you don’t want that video game industry, we’ll take it…”

That seems to be the message some Scandinavian officials are sending to their British counterparts. As reported by GameIndustry.biz, Erik Robertson, leader of Nordic Game, a government-funded organization, criticized the British government for not supporting the country’s video game industry.

“I would say that if the British government and politicians in Britain keep refusing to support their industry,” Robertson said, “the third in the world in terms of size - from the Nordic perspective: good idea.”

Norwegian minister for culture and church affairs Trond Giske (seen at left, perhaps preparing for the release of Forza Motorsport 2) echoed Robertson’s remarks.

“I’ll be careful giving advice to politicians in other countries,” Giske said, “but I can say what our objectives are towards this industry. I view it as a cultural industry, as a media branch. This is something people develop their impressional skills, their ability to see the world in different angles and ways, and I think it’s very important that we have ways of telling stories from our own culture also in this industry as in movies.”