But UKIE claims figures do not represent entire sector, as report also casts doubts on own findings
Read More »Microsoft promises to safeguard against "advanced persistent threat" of government data snooping
Government monitoring of internet data presents an advanced persistent threat” according to a new pro-consumer blog from Microsoft. Many of our customers have serious concerns about government surveillance of the internet,” Microsoft’s general counsel and executive VP of legal and corporate affairs Brad Smith wrote. We share their concerns. That’s …
Read More »Creative Skillset’s Challenge Fund open for bidding from game developers
Voluntary creative industry contributions to be matched by Government funding
Read More »Select Committee condemns Google’s failure to tackle piracy
'The continuing promotion by search engines of illegal content on the internet is unacceptable'
Read More »UK games tax relief delays ‘harmful to industry’
European Commission expected to announce whether it will approve incentives 'in the very near future'
Read More »Developers face OFT crackdown on in-game purchases
Report outlines tough new guidelines to prevent aggressive use of IAPs against children
Read More »Tories triumph in parliamentary F1 2013 race-off
The right may be the path of the dark side, but it also appears to be adept at fast driving. That’s one conclusion that can be drawn from a recent parliamentary race-off held at the Houses of Parliament that saw MPs compete to set a fastest lap time at Monza …
Read More »UKIE calls for more accurate measure of UK dev sector
'We need much better official statistics on the true size and shape of the game industry,' says Jo Twist
Read More »US government "stopping" Microsoft from disproving spying claims
Microsoft has insisted it does not share customer data with governments, but the US government is preventing the platform holder from proving it. Last week, leaked documents seemingly revealed that Microsoft granted the National Security Agency access to emails and Skype calls as part of its spying program, according to …
Read More »Government job for former Activision boss Hepworth
Activision’s former UK boss Peter Hepworth has accepted a job with the Government. He will head up a new joint venture from the Cabinet Office and Capita to promote best management practice and accredit training organisations. I am really looking forward to leading this exciting business,” Hepworth stated. One of …
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