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Budget announcement and computer science U-turn 'reposition UK as a world leader'
Read More »UK Govt makes shock games tax breaks proposal
Coalition government reverses position in dramatic Budget announcement
Read More »As it happened: Games tax breaks live blog
Government backs Britain's development sector - all the reaction and details
Read More »Games, TV, web and advertising industries unite for four events
The worlds of TV, games, internet and advertising are coming together for a new series of events. ConnectedUK has been organised by UKIE, PACT (TV production), BIMA (Interactive and digital media) and the IPA (advertising). The events are designed to ‘forge commercial and creative links between the UK’s key creative …
Read More »Star Wars tops UK’s first PC Download chart
UKIE’s PC download chart is officially here, with Star Wars: The Old Republic sitting at the top. The new chart is still in beta and represents sales from January. UKIE estimates that it represents around 40 per cent of the overall digital PC market. The chart was put together by …
Read More »UKIE opens Scotland base
Fat Bob Games MD Euan Mackenzie to head up operations
Read More »UKIE issues report on crowd funding
Report advises a 'light touch' regulatory regime
Read More »UKIE bid to make crowdfunding legal in Britain
Trade body ups game after Double Fine success in the US
Read More »UKIE plans to make UK crowd funding legal
Industry trade body UKIE will publish a report next week outlining how to make crowd funding legal for UK games firms. It wants to change legislation so that publishers and other games companies can receive money from large numbers of individuals, in order to fund new projects. The news comes …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Jo Twist, UKIE
UKIE’s new Chief Executive, Jo Twist talks to MCV about her views on the games industry and her plans for UKIE… With a background in digital and creative technology what will your experience bring to UKIE? Firstly, I play games. I am in no way a hardcore gamer, but my …
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