UKIE Submits Proposals For UK Games Growth
UKIE has submitted a number of proposals to the UK government, ahead of the forthcoming budget (March 3rd), aimed at helping the UK games industry to grow significantly in the coming years.
Games Jobs Live returns – sign up now
Our friends at Games Jobs Live are back with a series of events this month, kicking off with their first livestream of 2021.
GamesMaster is back and coming to E4
As if any further proof was necessary, Channel 4 has confirmed that we are indeed living in the bizzaro timeline by revealing plans to bring back GamesMaster later this year
Tentacle Zone Incubator – Apply Now
Headed up by London-based independent developer Payload Studios, the Tentacle Zone Incubator is a programme offering mentorship, networking opportunities and an all-round games industry insight to independent developers with disabilities or neurodiversites, who come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, are of an underrepresented gender, or are POC or LGBTQ+.
BBC Documentary Celebrates the Human Stories of Gaming
Gaming and Me: Connections, Identity and Support takes for granted the fact that millions and millions us have very healthy and productive relationships with the games we play, and that games can be an integral and hugely meaningful part of their players’ lives.
UK Games Sales Hit New High – Here’s the top 20 best-sellers
Games Sales Data reports that UK games players bought 42.7 million games in 2020, which is 34% more than 2019
Hutch Games Shares £375 Million With Staff
Hutch Games, which has a Dundee studio, has been purchased by Modern Times Group (MTG) for £375 million, with proceeds being shared with staff.
Game Tech MOOves in new direction
Abertay University and Dundee-based game developer Pocket Sized Hands are working together to apply video game technology to the farmyard.
UKIE Hub Crawl 2021 – Build A Better Business
To kick off a happier, easier and more successful new year, our friends at UKIE have launched a virtual version of their hugely popular Hub Crawl 2021, with a focus on making your games company better, faster, and more successful.
UK Games Industry Hits New High
According to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), last year was a record breaking year for the UK games industry, with game development and publishing contributing a sizable £2.91bn to the UK economy. That total marked a 9.1% increase over the previous year, meaning that games in the UK entered 2020 with their best foot forward.