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MCV is the media partner for the award and will interview the creators of the winning entry
Read More »The UK Game of the Show returns to GDC for its sixth outing
Ukie supports the MCV Awards 2018 as media partner
The MCV Awards 2018 are tomorrow, hosted by Yogscast's Mark 'Turps' Turpin
Read More »Ukie: UK games market was worth £5.11bn in 2017
12.4 per cent up on 2016 with gains for physical, digital and hardware
Read More »Margot James appointed as Minister for Digital and Creative Industries
The games industry has a new key minister of state. Margot James has been appointed as Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, following a wider government reshuffle. James previously was Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for two years. …
Read More »Ukie releases funding guide for UK businesses and developers
Covers financing for games projects alongside info on tax relief, equity investment and crowdfunding
Read More »Budget extends UK Games Fund
Yesterday’s UK budget provided some welcome news for UK games studios, with confirmation of another £1m to extend the UK Games Fund until 2020. This falls a fair way short of the £23.7m proposed in the Independent Review of the Creative Industries just two months ago, however, although does at …
Read More »EC extends UK tax relief until 2023
Amid the uncertainty of Brexit, the European Commission has ruled that existing video games tax relief (VGTF) rules for British game developers will remain in effect until at least 2023. Confirmation of the successful re-notification ensures that VGTF to be viewed as state aid exempt under the cultural exemption. Without …
Read More »Video Game Tax Relief to continue until at least 2023
The EU commission decided not to raise any objections to the continuation of the scheme which has help boost the UK games industry
Read More »Ukie returns to Parliament with successful Westminster Games Day
Ukie hosted its second biennial Westminster Games Day in Parliament on Monday, in partnership with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Video Games, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, Sega, EA and King. In attendance were over 24 MPs and peers and over 100 officials and researchers from Parliament, all of whom took …
Read More »Bazalgette Review: Ukie backs skills investment
The government’s plan for a new Industrial Strategy came with a promise to deliver early “sector deals” to supercharge a modern, inclusive digital economy. The creative industries (and games) were identified as key in the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. Since January, we’ve been gestating. The Ukie team has been working …
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