The UK and EU today agreed to adopt ‘data adequacy’ between them. Which will allow the continued flow of personal data between the two. That means that businesses active in both regions, which is just about everyone, will be able to transfer data from one to another as it always …
Read More »The UK consumer games market hit a record value of £7bn in 2020
Consumers spent a record amount in the UK video games market in 2020, with the sector valued at £7bn for the year – according to Ukie’s 2020 Consumer Market Valuation
Read More »Ukie: Budget 2021 – what does it mean for games businesses?
Ukie's policy and events officer, Grace Shin, brings us a breakdown of how yesterday's budget will impact game businesses
Read More »UK developers and publishers sign up to Government scheme to provide paid work placements
45 companies will be offering a total of 115 roles across the UK, with paid six-month placements across a range of disciplines available to out of work young people.
Read More »[From the industry] Kickstart – games industry to advertise over 100 roles across the country through Government scheme
Forty-five games businesses – including EA, Nosebleed Interactive, Plan of Attack, Drumroll HQ and Futurlab - will be advertising 115 roles
Read More »[From the industry] UK games industry announces campaign to donate computer equipment to schools for years to come
Provide students and families across the UK with much needed devices over the next few years as part of a long-term effort to close the digital divide
Read More »“We have amazing creative industries, and games are a key part. We should acknowledge that.” – Ukie’s Grace Shin
Grace Shin, policy officer at Ukie, talks about her start in the industry, dealing with Brexit and the joys of finding out what an MP’s favourite game is
Read More »Ukie submits proposals to the Government to help grow the UK games industry
'[W]e cannot take our resilience for granted. Global competition is fierce and the competitive advantage we hold can just as easily be lost as enhanced"
Read More »OKRE – A new charity from Wellcome – ‘to enable the creative industries to pool knowledge with other disciplines’
Find out more at the OKRE Development Rooms, ‘Urban Worlds: Lives and Landscapes’, at 4pm GMT on Wednesday 27 January 2021
Read More »What next for Brexit? Ukie explains the impact on the games industry
Data flows, physical and digital trade, funding, mobility, IP and more....
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