As Brighton software developer Hanger 13 prepares for its latest major game release, studio head Nick Baynes says he has high hopes for the city as an industry centre.
"There's no reason why it can't become the next Silicon Valley of video games," he said, citing the area's creativity and facilities.
The latest instalment of the studio's Mafia franchise, a prequel to the original, is released on Friday.
The series of narrative action games exploring the criminal underworld has sold more than 34 million copies across console and PC since it launched in 2002.
For the latest instalment, set in Sicily in the early 1900s, the team headed to the Mediterranean island to "capture the atmosphere and the culture" there.
