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Next month’s Interface will cover a key subject for developers: working with tax breaks and how to make the most out of the Government’s support. This panel will include Ukie’s public affairs and policy officer Andy Tomlinson, who will talk about why every UK dev should use tax breaks. After …
Read More »Dark Souls III claims series’ first No.1, launch sales 61 per cent higher than Dark Souls II
Bandai Namco has taken its first UK No.1 this year as action RPG Dark Soul III shoots to the top. This is the series’ first No.1, and beats the Week One sales of 2014’s Dark Souls II by a whopping 61 per cent. That title launched in second place behind …
Read More »Brunel University wins biggest-ever UK student game jam
Lost in Babel tops 36-hour competition entered by 20 educational institutions
Read More »Jo Twist guest stars in second MCV & Develop Podcast
Episode available now, discusses the state of UK games development and more
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: UKIE appoints new research analyst
Luke Hebblethwaite replaces Renevey, GMG hires new EVP of marketing and Nintendo boosts PR and marketing team. UKIE appoints Luke Hebblethwaite asresearch analyst Luke Hebblethwaite(pictured, right)has joined UK games trade body UKIE as a research analyst. He replaces Rgis Renevey, who left the company earlier this year. Hebblethwaite joins from …
Read More »The Division claims third UK No.1
Ubisoft’s online shooter The Division is at the top of the UK Top 40 once again. The new IP holds this position in spite of a 35 per cent decline in sales over last week. This is the game’s third UK No.1, and the longest a Ubisoft title has held …
Read More »The Division holds No.1, UFC 2 debuts in second place
Ubisoft’s latest smash hit The Division was the best-selling game in the UK for the second week running. Sales for the online shooter fell by 73 per cent week-on-week. This follows The Division having the best-ever selling Q1 launch, and being the best-selling new IP launch. Meanwhile, in second and …
Read More »UKIE calls for additional £8m funding for devs in 2016 Budget
Improved LEP clarity, measures to promote UK industry as global games force and apprenticeship levy flexibility also among proposals
Read More »Epic, Nvidia, Sumo and Team 17 back new Leeds University development degrees
Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in High Performance Graphics and Games Engineering will include focus on use of Vulkan and DX12, as well as training in VFX, such as cloth, fur and hair modelling, and crowd simulation
Read More »Far Cry Primal holds Twilight Princess HD from No1
The latest entry in Ubisoft’s Far Cry series holds fast at No.1 in the UK this week. The Stone Age survival game saw a 64 per cent drop in sales as a PC version launched alongside its PS4 and Xbox One brethren. The title holds off competition from Nintendo’s re-release …
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