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UKIE survey reinforces importance of access to high-skilled talent from EU
Read More »TIGA: 65 per cent of UK studios have fewer than four staff
Micro studios leading the way according to trade body’s latest report
Read More »TIGA: UK developer headcount nears 12,000
Trade body’s latest study shows studios are contributing £1.25bn to UK GDP
Read More »Oculus Rift given UK release date
Pioneering virtual reality headset due on September 20th
Read More »Xbox One sales spike 75% during S launch week
The 2TB version of the new Xbox One S has already completely sold out in the UK, boosting sales of the console by more than 75 per cent last week. UK retailers told MCV that stock for the machine was tight, although Xbox will release more 2TB machines in the …
Read More »Bossa’s Worlds Adrift backed by $1.35m investment
UK firm London Venture Partners, which previously supported Supercell and Playfish, adds funding to ambitious MMO
Read More »Life After Lionhead: Former members of the closed Fable studio, four months on
In April, one of the UK’s most iconic developers closed its doors for the last time. After almost 20 years and the creation of beloved series including Fable, Black & White and The Movies, Lionhead was no more. Four months on, we catch up with some of the studio's ex-employees
Read More »TIGA: 40% of UK devs focused on iOS and PC
Trade body’s Genre Report also shows that a quarter of UK-made games last year were action/adventure
Read More »UK Games Tax Relief expenditure nears £500m
135 claims made since launch in April 2014, with £45 million paid out during 2015/16
Read More »The best games in Europe come from the UK, GDC survey finds
Country overtakes Sweden as region where devs feel highest quality titles are made, with 27 per cent of community predicting UK will still be the top place for development in five years’ time
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