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Read More »OKRE – A new charity from Wellcome – ‘to enable the creative industries to pool knowledge with other disciplines’
Read the August issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring the launch of this year’s Women in Games Awards, Ukie’s Dr Jo Twist, Crayta and State Share and much more
also OFCOM, Planet Coaster, fixing the eShop, Press Engine, Antstream and Metro 2033
Read More »UK Government calls for evidence that loot boxes are gambling – but often misses key details
Reports about loot boxes and gambling ignore key information about transparency, player spending and addiction
Read More »Only 20 per cent of parents use parental controls but half worry about time kids spend gaming – as Ukie launches Get Smart About P.L.A.Y initiative with Rio Ferdinand
New initiative will promote existing parental controls to the vast majority of parents who do not take advantage of them
Read More »Women in Games Awards’ judges speak out: ‘When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression’
We talk to the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019 judges about the issues facing women in the games industry, from imposter syndrome to the lack of promotions, gender pay gap and more, and ask them what games firms can do better. Spoiler alert: they can do a lot
Read More »State of the union: Is it time for devs to unionise?
As the debate on crunch rises again, we look into how trade unions are increasingly under discussion as a solution for game developers – for better or worse
Read More »Welcome to Ukie’s Gamescom funfair
Ukie's CEO Jo Twist talks about the importance of Gamescom to reach international markets and what we can expect from the Ukie pavilion this year
Read More »Jo Twist announced as chair of BAFTA games committee
She'll replace outgoing Nick Button-Brown, who held the post for two years
Read More »Ukie’s Jo Twist on Brexit, diversity and how the trade body can help
May's Final Boss talks about the issues facing the UK games industry
Read More »Bazalgette Review: Ukie backs skills investment
The government’s plan for a new Industrial Strategy came with a promise to deliver early “sector deals” to supercharge a modern, inclusive digital economy. The creative industries (and games) were identified as key in the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. Since January, we’ve been gestating. The Ukie team has been working …
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