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Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership has unveiled a new strategy that aims to grow the video games industry within the region. A new report from the organisation, compiled in partnership with Ukie, says that around 130 UK games businesses are located in the area, many of which can be …
Read More »UK games industry makes £4.33bn in 2016
UKIE announce the figure. Our sister site MCV has the analysis
Read More »Analysis: the driving forces behind the UK’s 4.33bn games industry
Read the headlines at the end of 2016, MCV’s included, and you might think the games industry was having a tough time of it. A number of high-profile releases struggled at retail and then Black Friday swept in and prices tumbled just weeks after release. It didn’t look pretty, but …
Read More »UK games industry worth a record £4.33bn in 2016
UK games trade body Ukie has announced that the value of the UK consumer games market reached a record 4.33bn in 2016, showing a growth of 1.2 per cent from 2015. You can read MCV’s full analysis of all the figures right here, but key headlines to take away from …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Ukie names new head of public affairs
Tim Scott joins from London First, Games London gains Calvin and Thursten departs Future Publishing. Ukie appoints new head of public affairs Tim Scott has been revealed as the new head of public affairs at video games trade body Ukie. Part of Scott’s role will see him work with figures in …
Read More »UKIE report suggests 40% of surveyed games businesses considering leaving UK over Brexit
23% say they've already been approached by different countries
Read More »Ukie launches new State of Play report outlining games industry priorities in face of Brexit
Games trade body Ukie launched a new report today outlining the potential impact of Brexit on the UK games industry, stating that access to highly skilled international talent was one of the top priorities for UK games businesses. The report, entitled State of Play: The UK games industry’s priorities for …
Read More »UKIE publish report highlighting biggest concerns about Brexit process
Dr Jo Twist: "We know that evidence is key to informing policy and want the information presented in this report to inform the direction that the country will follow both in our upcoming negotiations with the EU as well as our ambition to become a truly Global Britain"
Read More »UKIE announces Tim Scott as new head of public affairs
Scott joins from London First
Read More »Ukie’s Jo Twist appointed sector champion to improve disability access to gaming industry
Ukie CEO Dr Jo Twist OBE has been appointed as one of eleven sector champions in the UK to help improve the experiences of disabled people across the country. Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health Penny Mordaunt announced the appointments this week, with the aim of tackling the issues …
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