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Trade body UKIE wants members of the games industry to become role models to young people and encourage them to start a career in games. UKIE has teamed with STEMNET – the organisation that promotes science, tech, engineering and maths to students – to introduce a Video Games Ambassadors scheme. …
Read More »UK digital charts: whats the hold up?
The industry must unite and start sharing data if we’re ever going to get a digital download chart. That’s the message from UKIE this week as pressure mounts from the highest level for the industry to move away from retail-only sales rankings. In the US, Electronic Arts has hit out …
Read More »No merger, but UKIE will wants to work with Tiga
UK trade body says two organisations must work together â??on key issuesâ?? industry faces
Read More »UKIE ‘deeply disappointed’ Tiga ruled out merger
UK games industry trade association UKIE says it is disappointed developers organisation Tiga rejected proposals to merge the two bodies. But UKIE says it is hopeful the two can maintain a working relationship on the key issues that the industry faces in the very near future”. MCV revealed at the …
Read More »UKIE calls for PC download chart support
Trade association UKIE has called on publishers to sign-up to its download chart for PC games. The body has already seen leading publishers sign up, including EA, Focus Multimedia, Kalypso Media, Mastertronic, NCSoft, Sega, Sony DADC, THQ, Square Enix, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. A close-beta trial is currently underway, however, …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Killzone 3 outguns Bulletstorm to No.1
Killzone 3 has debuted at No.1 in the Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Sony’s FPS beat EA’s highly anticipated Bulletstorm to the top spot. The Epic-developed shooter still enjoyed a strong first week, making No.2, which is no bad feat for a new IP. It is one of four EA …
Read More »Tiga explains merger decision
Trade body explains why it has dashed hope of a possible joining of forces with UKIE
Read More »Tiga: We do not see the value of a merger
It has emerged this afternoon that despite repeated calls for a union between the UK’s two video games trade bodies, developer organisation Tiga has outright abandoned any chance of the proposal. Furthermore, Tiga has issued a stark reply to those calling for a single organisation, claiming that "Tiga is that …
Read More »Proposed Tiga UKIE merger is off
Negotiations for a merger between Britain’s two biggest game trade bodies have broken down, Develop can reveal. Tiga will today issue a statement to the press claiming it is no longer considering a merger with UKIE. It appears that Tiga, the association for developers, was the group most interested in …
Read More »Tiga: ‘UKIE merger deal is off’
Games trade associations to remain separate
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