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There’s just seven days left to secure your place at this year’s MCV Awards. Tables and seats for the April 10th event are now down to limited availability, so be quick if you want to secure your place at one of the most prestigious nights in the gaming calendar. To …
Read More »MCV Salary Survey 2014: How much are you worth?
This year, our salary survey shows a slight increase in the average UK games industry yearly wage. AVERAGE UK GAMES INDUSTRY YEARLY SALARY: 30,653 Last year, we reported the average salary was 29,358. This year’s figure of 30,653 is broadly in line with the average UK games industry salary for …
Read More »Develop August: Awards recap, PS4, Xbox One and more
Also inside: Epic's founders tell their story, Mark Cerny in conversation, Malta's games hub, pipelines in focus
Read More »UKIE’s E3 digital charts mission
As everyone gathers together for what promises to be the biggest E3 for years, the industry seems to remain in its constant state of disruption. Of course that’s what makes it such an exciting industry to be part of and I can’t wait to be there for the first time. …
Read More »UK video games tax breaks in doubt as European Commission launches investigation
Having gained approval in the March 2012 Budget, plans for UK tax breaks for video games developers are now in doubt. The European Commission (EC) has announced that it plans to investigate the proposals, questioning whether there is an obvious market failure in the UK games industry. Specifically, it is …
Read More »Nominations now open for MCV’s 30 Under 30
The UK’s best up-and-coming talent will take their place in the spotlight as MCV’s annual 30 Under 30 returns. Every year this hugely popular feature highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK. The 2012 edition will be published later this month. It is …
Read More »UK chancellor lauds British video games excellence
'The Government is determined to make this country the technology centre of Europe'
Read More »UK games retail generated £17.9m last week
The UK games retail market rallied last week thanks to the release of EA’s Mass Effect 3 and Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken. The pair helped break a two-week decline, generating a 47.9 per cent increase in market value to 17.9m. Unit sales rose 27.2 per cent. However, the market …
Read More »FEATURE: Exponential growth
The fourth Eurogamer Expo drew record crowds and nabbed big game exclusives.We speak to MD Rupert Loman and publishers about the show’s rapid growth. For years companies have struggled to get an annual consumer video games show up and running in the UK. Yes, the European Computer Trade Show was …
Read More »Friday’s Five Second Facts
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting. 3.2mWorldwide sales of FIFA 12, with over 1m sold in the UK. The iOS app has also been downloaded 879,000 times in its first week.Read more: 1 week, 3.2m sales –FIFA 12 is a …
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