Sharp rise in profit at Big Fish Games’ Irish arm prior to closure of Cork base

The Irish arm of gaming firm, Big Fish Games, saw sharp increases in revenues and profits before its US owners decided to pull the plug with the loss of 89 jobs last year.

New figures show that Big Fish Games Ireland Ltd recorded a 48% increase in pre-tax profits from €255,057 to €377,030 in the 12 months to the end of December 2012.

This followed the firm increasing revenues by 59% from €3.47m to €5.5m in the 12 months to the end of December 2012.