New Gaming Heroine: Luciana Berger

Ladies and Gentlemen of the interweb rejoice!A new gaming heroine has arrived in the rather lovely form of Luciana Berger, MP for Wavertree, Liverpool. Luciana’s special skills include knowing who Bizarre Creations are and promoting video game developers. In the ‘Summer Adjournment Debate’ held yesterday Ms. Berger said,

“There have been a number of short-sighted cuts, particularly the decision not to introduce a tax relief for the video games industry.

In 2009, the industry brought approximately £1 billion to the UK’s gross domestic product, and in my constituency and across Liverpool there are a number of video games developers including Genemation, Bizarre Creations, Magenta Software and Playbox.

Sony Computer Entertainment, based at Wavertree technology park, employs more than 600 people, and introducing a games tax relief would protect and increase a figure of £415 million in new and saved tax receipts for the Treasury, far outweighing the £192 million that the relief would cost.

Can the Deputy Leader of the House explain why the Red Book highlighted only the cost of the tax relief and not the net benefit?”

That’s another MP fighting for the rights (but probably not in her satin tights) of video gaming, leaving just  641 Luddites to convert.  Luciana also wins special points for the following

• Having a name that lends itself to being the love interest in Uncharted 3.
• Admitting her ‘weaknesses are cheesy dance movies and crisps.’
• Looking a bit more lovely than previous Video Gaming Hero, Ed Vaizey. Sorry Ed.

Source: TheyWorkForYou