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May's Final Boss talks about the issues facing the UK games industry
Read More »Ukie’s Jo Twist on Brexit, diversity and how the trade body can help
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
Read More »Develop Awards 2016 Partner Spotlight: UKIE
The trade body's CEO Dr Jo Twist discusses her team's greatest accomplishments and why the UK can lead the way in eSports
Read More »The UK games industry responds to Brexit in this week’s MCV
After the UK has voted to leave the EU, we have spoken to members of the UK games industry to see what happens next. After two weeks of uncertainty, leading venture capitalists insist that Brexit will be ‘totally irrelevant’ when it comes to UK games investment. UKIE boss Dr Jo …
Read More »Jo Twist made OBE and Debbie Bestwick awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Games industry leaders Dr Jo Twist and Debbie Bestwick have been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Dr Jo Twist is the head of games industry trade body UKIE and receives her OBE for services to the creative industries. Twist is a former journalist and held various roles at …
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