Games Workshop profits surge amid video games and Amazon TV deals

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Games Workshop has cheered joining the FTSE 100 with its best ever half-year performance, as interim profit soared by a third. It's fair to say our results were helped by some of the excitement around media and licensing product launches Kevin Rowntree, chief executive A fast-growing chunk of its new cash is coming from video game adaptations. “It’s fair to say our results were helped by some of the excitement around media and licensing product launches,” Mr Rowntree added. It said: “We, however, don’t expect any material impact on our financial performance for the year to May 2025 following the UK’s autumn Budget 2024… as we already pay all of our UK staff, as a minimum, close to the new level.” Mr Rowntree said: “We are awaiting confirmation, like everyone else, on the timing and magnitude of any US tariffs before we can confirm the impact on our net cash generation and other financial metrics.