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Last week was the biggest-grossing week ever for the UK games market – with 113.8m made in seven days. And the extra effect of this market boom? There are more gamers over here than ever before. According to UKIE, now one in three people in the UK is a gamer. …
Read More »UKIE signs up three new members
The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment has announced that three new firms have signed up for membership. The latest companies to sign up with the games trade body are Target Media and the University of Abertay Dundee and international games publisher Atari. Target Media is a UK media agency that …
Read More »Ringing the changes
UKIE boss on why itâ??s throwing its doors open to the development industry
Read More »Games addiction cases rising
Counsellors are concerned by the rising number of those ‘addicted’ to video games. As computer addiction isn’t a recognised medical condition, some have called on the games industry to offer addicted players counselling and advice. The games industry should research the addictive impact of games playing on the health and …
Read More »UK CHARTS: F1 takes pole position
Codemasters has cut short Halo’s stay at the summit of the All Formats Top 40, with F1 2010 racing to No.1. The game outsold both Halo: Reach (No.2) and Dead Rising 2 (No.3) combined and is the first F1 game to steal a lead at the top of the charts …
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Read More »UKIE adds low-end £500 membership
As part of its new strategy to widen its membership trade association UKIE has introduced a new 500 membership packaged. It’s hoped the low-cost fee will help attract the emerging wave of online, casual, social and mobile games that the organisation formerly called ELSPA wants to reach. The organisation rebranded …
Read More »UKIE tempts developers with cut-price membership
Rebranded trade group expands remit to online, casual, social and mobile
Read More »CBI welcomes UKIE arrival
The director general of The Confederation of British Industry has praised UKIE’s ambitions and said that the games industry is in prime position to take charge of the UK’s creative industries sector. We welcome the arrival of UKIE with its plans not only for boosting and expanding the interactive entertainment …
Read More »UKIE launch video WATCH IT HERE
UK video games trade body UKIE, formerly known as ELSPA, was finally ushered into life last night – and you can watch the video showed at its launch event right here. I’m delighted that ELSPA is morphing into UKIE,” minister for the Department for Culture, Media & Sport Ed Vaizey …
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