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On 14 October 2024, Dr Abigail Rekas and Dr Maria O’Brien organised the conference Game Changers: the Business of Games – A Legal Perspective, at University of Galway, sponsored by the College of Business, Public Policy and Law, as part of the Thinking Beyond event series, J.E Cairnes School of Business and Economics and the School of Law at University of Galway jointly hosted an interdisciplinary gathering on the business and legal aspects of the digital games industries. This event featured talks by international and local speakers, roundtables on aspects of interest to industry and academics, together with built-in opportunities for developing research and industry networks. Dr. Rekas delivered a paper, co-authored with Matt Voigts called “Saving the Game” and Dr. O’Brien delivered a paper called “Ireland’s new Digital Games Tax Credit: the role of the state in supporting the games industry.”