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UKIE has outlined a four-point proposal for more Government funding for the UK games industry. The trade body has called on George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to agree proposals for more investment in the games industry. The first is the reinstatement of the Prototype Fund with a budget …
Read More »UKIE launches second mentoring programme for developers
Scheme open to both start-ups and established businesses
Read More »FIFA top of UK charts for a fourth week as Evil Within debuts at No.2
FIFA 15 has held off competition from The Evil Within and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel to stay top of the UK charts for another week running. EA’s sports game made it a fourth week at the top, matching FIFA 13’s success, according to the latestUkie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. …
Read More »FIFA 15 stays No.1 for third week in UK chart as Alien: Isolation sneaks into second
FIFA 15 has remained the UK’s biggest-selling game for a third week running, despite competition from Alien: Isolation. EA’s football game held offthe challenge posed by four new games in the Top Ten, according to the latest Ukie games charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. The closest contender was Sega’s survival …
Read More »UKIE names new board members
Intent Media founder and Curve Studios chairman Stuart Dinsey joins trade body
Read More »Ukie announces new members and initiatives
Ukie has announced 10 new board members and two new initiatives at its AGM at EGX. The newly-elected members on the trade body’s board are as follows: Ella Romanos, commercial director at Strike Gamelabs Fergal Gara, VP and MD at Sony Computer Entertainment UK and Ireland Helana Santos, lead programmer …
Read More »UK game industry worth £1.7bn
Around half of firms specialise in iOS
Read More »UK games companies are worth £1.7bn
The UK games industry consists of 1,902 companies that have an economic value of 1.72bn. That’s according to data from NESTA and UKIE and double the previous estimates of 2011 and 2012. The reason for the change in value has been driven by an alteration in how the industry is …
Read More »Scottish independence: UKIE ‘will continue to work closely with all members’
Game industry trade body vows to continue representing Scottish developers in the event of a yes vote
Read More »UKIE: Tax breaks are here, but there’s still work to be done
Trade body issues new policy manifesto calling for more support following games tax relief and Next Gen Skills report
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