Games In Spaaaaace – ESA Funding For Mashup Projects

The European Space Agency has funding available for games and digital projects which utilise space data to solve real world problems.

Scotland: TechCrunch Needs You

TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness & Stirling.

CreaTech Ones To Watch 2021 – Enter Now

Applications are now open for the CreaTech Ones to Watch 2021 competition, the Creative Industries Council’s annual awards for the UK’s most brilliant creative technology or ‘CreaTech’ companires.

UK Games Fund Round 7 Opens

The UK Games Fund Round 7 is now open for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from UK-based game developers. This is the start of a process to secure funding of up to £25,000.

Tranzfuser Enterprise Pathway Applications Open

Applications are now open for the Tranzfuser Enterprise Pathway, a funding competition open to graduates from UK universities, which offers up to £25,000 to develop a new commercial videogame.

Dundee Selected As 5G Testbed

Dundee City Council, in collaboration with local and national organisations, are working on making the Tayside city a 5G testbed. This news comes at a time where the S5GConnect programme is set to build a …

UK Games Market Hits New £7 Billion High

The UK videogames market value reached a record £7 billion in 2020, an increase of +29.9% from 2019, beating 2018’s previous record by more than a billion pounds. While 2020 was a difficult year for …

Games Jobs Live Shares Optimistic Report

A new report from Games Job Live shows things are looking good for the UK games industry. With a changing jobs landscape and the biggest studios hiring in the hundreds, there’s lots to be optimistic about.

Become a One Minute Mentor and Inspire the Next Generation

Part of Ukie’s push to help educate young people about careers in games, the One Minute Mentor programme is calling for anyone involved in the games industry to share a tiny chunk of wisdom about what they do and how they got there.

Devices For All Wants Your Old Tech

With Devices For All, Ukie is asking the UK games industry to donate its old laptops and computers so they can be given a new home in schools up and down the country.