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Will Theresa May quit? Will the Brexit pause button be pressed? Where did Lord Buckethead get that lovely helmet? These are just some of the questions the UK is waking up to this morning after the surprise news that Theresa May’s decision to call a snap election has resulted in …

Just days after launching its own manifestofor 2017, Ukie’s CEO Dr Jo Twist OBE has responded to the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto, saying: We welcome the fact that the Conservative Manifesto, launched [Thursday], contains a number of commitments to support the UK games and wider digital and creative industries, …

UK video games trade body Ukie has listed the ways in which it hopes the government will pledge to support our industry going forwards. Called ‘Powering Up: manifesto for unlocking growth in the games industry’, the document lists ten recommendations that the next government will be urged to pursue to …

Industry body presents ten recommendations for a successful UK games industry

21 teams across UK universities will compete for the next 48 hours.

BFI announce an increase to 58 games that received tax relief in Q1 2017

The number of games qualifying for the BFI’s video games tax relief (VGTR) has risen again this quarter by 65 per cent year-on-year. A total of 58 games received final certification in Q1, up from 35 in Q1 2016, with a European Economic Area (EEA)/UK spend of 41m and a …

In the week that Theresa May triggered Article 50, a UKIE report has found that 40 per cent of UK games businesses are considering relocation as a result of Brexit. 51 per cent said they would remain in the UK, while the remaining nine per cent failed to answer. Of …

Talent, access to markets, data security and EU funding are all specifically highlighted in Ukie's post.

report highlights the cultural and economic contributions that the region makes to the UK games industry