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The ERA has said that the UK video games market declined 17.4 per cent to 1.598bn in 2012. Those numbers include both physical and digital sales. By contrast, music was down just 5.5 per cent and video 10 per cent. The overall entertainment market decline was 12 per cent, with …
Read More »UK digital games sales pass £500m in 2012
A report being published by the Entertainment Retailers Association will this morning say that digital sales in the UK passed 1bn in 2012. That represents the amount spent on games, music and films in 2012, although games accounted for over half of the total at 552m, climbing 7.7 per cent. …
Read More »Far Cry 3 claims 2012’s last All Formats No.1
Ubisoft has finished 2012 on a high after claiming a double win in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Continued price activity on shooter Far Cry 3 sees the critically applauded title claim No.1, knocking Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 off the top for the first …
Read More »Minecraft Christmas is a song, is in the UK charts
Maybe one day it’ll be regarded alongside festive hits like Merry Christmas Everybody, All I Want For Christmas Is You and Fairytale Of New York? Anyway, there’s a song called Minecraft Christmas. The Official Charts Company has it at number 52 in the midweek UK charts. English Band Area 11 …
Read More »SCE UK expands marketing team
Sony’s UK arm bolstered its team with three new hires. Lauren Bradley, former senior product manager for Namco Bandai, takes up the same position at SCE UK after nearly four years at the third party publisher. Sony has also hired Ben Pestell as trade marketing manager. Pestell previously handled trade …
Read More »Wargaming.net targets Brits in World of Tanks campaign
London commuters might have noticed Winston Churchill and Oliver Cromwell riding a cartoon tank in recent weeks. It’s an eye-catching ad and one that’s part of a massive games marketing campaign, but it’s not for the traditional war games like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor – it’s for …
Read More »UK crowned the world leader in mobile web usage
A newOfcom reportreveals that the UK has taken over Japan as the world leader in mobile use. Consumers are downloading more data on their mobiles and tablets than any other major nation, with 16 per cent of all website traffic in the UK coming from mobile devices. Internet shopping is …
Read More »Trade bodies pleased with tax relief plans
UKIE calls for industry input to guide response on government consultation
Read More »UK Gov details draft legislation for games tax relief
No minimum spend threshold as government looks to support developers of all sizes
Read More »UK games development tax breaks detailed
The UK government has unveiled details of the cultural test for video games tax relief in its draft legislation released today. To pass the tests, provided below, a game must be awarded at least 16 points to be eligible for tax breaks. Developers will be awarded with four points for …
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