Scotland's computer software and games industry could employ 5,000 by 2010, says report
A new study by Interactive Tayside has predicted that the Scottish region's computer software industry will grow significantly over the next three years, the BBC reports.
The region of Scotland already plays host to a number of games studios clustered around Dundee - the number of software firms in the city has doubled since 2000.
The region's 350 software and computer animation firms have a combined annual turnover of £185m says the report, predicting that most will see their turnover rise by 10 to 50 per cent in the next year.
3,400 are currently employed by this cluster of companies - but the number is expected to rise past 5,000 by 2010.
Colin Macdonald, studio director of Realtime Worlds - which developed Crackdown (pictured) told the BBC: "We are proud to be based in Dundee - our staff love the cost of living, the proximity to the great outdoors, and the low traffic and pollution problems.