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UKIE director general Michael Rawlinson has resigned. He has left the organisation to seek new challenges it was confirmed moments ago. Rawlinson is expected to have left UKIE by the end of the week, and MCV has been told his departure from the group is amicable. As the organisation now …
Read More »UKIE criticises Panorama show
The UK games industry has dismissed BBC’s Panorama report on games addiction for ‘failing’ to progress the debate. The BBC said that the show – which aired on Monday (December 6th) – would reveal the hidden psychological devices in games that are designed to keep us coming back.” But UKIE …
Read More »New UKIE site goes live
ELSPA made the transition into UKIE last night – and along with a new name, logo and agenda, the organisation has a new website. Located at Ukie.info, the site is described by director general Michael Rawlinson as a key element to the new UKIE offer – and a step beyond …
Read More »UKIE: Industry must drop the ‘Woe is me’ attitude
As part of the special unveiling for the association-formerly-known-as-ELSPA’s new ethos and brand identity, director general Michael Rawlinson told MCV that it’s time UK looked beyond tax breaks in its relations with government. Instead, new organisation UKIE said the trade must find positive ways to underline that the games industry …
Read More »New era as UKIE is born
The final branding for UKIE was unveiled at a special event in Westminster this evening that fleshed out the trade association’s new agenda It marked the end of an era as the ELSPA name was retired after 21 years, replaced wth UKIE – the association for UK Interactive Entertainment. But …
Read More »ELSPA: "Industry must work closer together"
Michael Rawlinson this week called for the industry to work closer together as the games market evolved and changes . Speaking in a wide-ranging speech at the Abertay Digital Spark conference, the ELSPA director general said "boundaries are blurring between developer and publisher and with these changes new opportunities are …
Read More »UK games market falls 16% for H1 2010
Sales for video game software, hardware and accessories in the UK saw a decline of 16 per cent during the first half of 2010, it has been revealed today. Data from Chart-Track shows that sales made from the first 26 weeks of this year stand at 963m – a drop …
Read More »ELSPA reeling from games tax U-turn
UK publisher association ELSPA has understandably aired its disappointment at the Cob-LibDem government’s withdrawal of tax breaks for games production. But the organisation has said the move should only make the industry more determined to take advantage of policies and schemes that will support its businesses. In statement ELSPA general …
Read More »Midas man joins ELSPA as Commercial Manager
ELSPA has grown its team ahead of this summer’s rebrand to UKIE. Former Midas VP head of sales Sam Collins has taken up the role of commercial manager at the trade association, MCV can reveal. Collins has worked at Majesty House, the firm which owns the Midas and Ghostlight publishing …
Read More »ELSPA backs new trade event
UK industry body ELSPA has this afternoon thrown its weight behind exciting new trade event London Games Conference. Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, big name publishers, leading edge developers and pioneers of digital distribution will all form part of a wide-ranging programme at the first ever London Games Conference on Tuesday, October …
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