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Some of the biggest names in the UK games industry have called for a new organisation, founded with government money, to fund UK games production, culture and education. Industry veteran Ian Livingstone and investment consultant Rick Gibson have announced their blueprint for a new body called the British Games Institute. …

Both UKIE and TIGA will back the newly proposed British Games Institute scheme to promote cultural, creative and economic impact of games.

Tekken 7 is launching on June 2nd on PS4, Xbox One and PC, Bandai Namco has announced, and will come in multiple editions at retail. The standard Day One version of the game will come with a physical copy of the game and the Eliza character DLC, but there will …

ELEAGUE and G FUEL have entered an official marketing partnership that will see the ELEAGUE Arena renamed. The iconic Atlanta based studio will now be called the G FUEL ELEAGUE Arena, and G FUEL is now the official energy drink of ELEAGUE. G FUEL will be promoted across all of …

Microsoft has announced two new Xbox One consoles for the UK: the Xbox One S Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition Bundle (1TB) and the Xbox One S Forza Horizon 3 Bundle. The latter comes in both 1TB and 500GB configurations. The Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition Bundle launches on February …

Response to today’s government announcement on industrial strategy by Dr Jo Twist, OBE, CEO of Ukie. Prime Minister Theresa May today launched the modern Industrial Strategy, a plan of action for a competitive UK that will see the government invest in and review support for innovative “new sectors” and a …

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EA is planning to release a 10-hour trial of Mass Effect: Andromeda for Access subscribers, the company revealed on its website today. The game doesn’t launch until March 23rd in the UK, but those who subscribe to EA Access on Xbox One, or Origin Access on PC, will be able …

The Dallas Cowboys may not have been able to make it past the Packers last week, but there is some seemingly good news coming from the Cowboys camp. They are looking to invest in eSports.  In an interview with AdAge, Matt O’Neil, senior VP of brand marketing for the Dallas …

Meanwhile, legal proceedings with Rockstar North and Take Two continue