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Trade bodies to join forces for two-day event
Read More »UKIE and Tiga take charge of Edinburgh
Games industry trade bodies UKIE and TIGA have teamed up to deliver this year’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival. The event will run from August 11th to 12th, and will feature a range of free public screenings of new games and tech, plus public sessions on how to get involved in the …
Read More »UKIE sponsoring Dare to be Digital
UK games trade body UKIE has been confirmed as the sponsor of this year’s Dare to be Digital video games design competition. Run by University of Abertay, Dundee, the competition received some high-profile backing earlier this year when it was endorsed by the Livingstone-Hope skills review. UKIE is delighted to …
Read More »Dare to be Digital scores UKIE partnership
Major trade association throws weight behind the popular dev contest
Read More »A tribute to Mike Rawlinson
UKIE announced last week that director general Michael Rawlinson has decided to leave the organisation, after almost 12 years there. Rawlinson spent his last two years at the trade body – originally named ELSPA – as director general. And during his time in this role he has significantly raised the …
Read More »Rawlinson resigns
UKIE director general Michael Rawlinson has resigned. He has left the organisation to seek new challenges it was confirmed moments ago. Rawlinson is expected to have left UKIE by the end of the week, and MCV has been told his departure from the group is amicable. As the organisation now …
Read More »Rawlinson resigns from UKIE
UKIE director general steps down after ten years leading and shaping games trade body
Read More »UK CHARTS: Zumba still No.1
505 Games’ Zumba Fitness is still the UK’s No.1 video games according to the latest data from UKIE and GfK Chart-Track. It’s the second week the fitness hit has outsold every other title on the UK High Street. LucasArts’ LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars climbs one place to …
Read More »UKIE targets London-based digital agencies
Trade body UKIE hopes to attract digital creative firms by backing this year’s Digital Shoreditch Festival. The inaugural event takes place between Tuesday, May 3rd to Friday May 6th in the Shoreditch area, and will feature workshops, parties, projections and augmented reality games. UKIE is very happy to demonstrate its …
Read More »Culture boss slams door on games tax breaks
Yet Jeremy Hunt admits UK needs to stand up to Canada
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