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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 »State of the union: Is it time for devs to unionise?
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 …
Read More »Ukie’s Jo Twist invites UK firms to Gamescom
We first took 22 UK businesses to Gamescom in Cologne in 2012. The UK industry stand at Europe’s largest consumer games show has been the focal point of Ukie’s annual International Trade programme ever since, helping the industry network with international companies, secure investment and promote the UK industry as …
Read More »Do we need a British Games Institute?
In the last few years, video games have come a long way in terms of working with government. Thanks to the tireless work of certain members of our industry, UK video games have received tax relief (VGTR) since 2014. And thanks to the Livingstone-Hope report, we now have coding on …
Read More »UKIE’s Jo Twist talks 2016 for UK games, Brexit and London Games Festival
2016 has been an eventful year for both the games industry and the UK as a whole thanks to the EU Referendum vote that took place this June. We speak to UKIE boss Dr Jo Twist OBE to take the pulse of the UK games market. How would you assess …
Read More »UKIE prompts industry to register on its UK Games Map
Data firm Nesta and trade body UKIE have partnered to create a UK industry interactive map, and are now encouraging games firms to contribute to its development. The UK Games Map launched last Thursday and lists companies working in games across the country, based on the 2014 Nesta-UKIE report A …
Read More »UKIE details its latest efforts to help devs protect their intellectual property
UKIE CEO Dr Jo Twist runs through the trade body’s new scheme to help creators fight back against piracy
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