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How can the UK games industry solve its skills shortage?

From school visits to internal career development programs, industry experts discuss the ways in which games companies can attract future talent

July 17, 2024 James Batchelor

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Understanding the future of brands place in games | Playable Futures

Brands are looking likely to become ever more present in games. But what does that mean for the medium?

April 24, 2024 Will Freeman

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UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023

Software sales were up 4.1% year-on-year, while hardware also grew 2.1% compared to 2022

April 15, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Viewfinder wins Game of the Year at the UKIE Video Game Awards 2024

There were also five inductees into the UK Games Industry Hall of Fame, including Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone

March 8, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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How game making is shaping theatre and exhibition spaces | Playable Futures

Punchdrunk's artistic director Felix Barrett and Good Afternoon's creative director Marie Foulston consider how games are shaping their creations

Feb. 23, 2024 Will Freeman

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Football Manager 2024 and Viewfinder lead UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 nominations

Both titles were nominated for Game of the Year, alongside Shadows of Doubt

Feb. 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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UKIE names Nick Poole as its next CEO

Poole will step into the new position in April 2024

Nov. 13, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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The future of AI and games | Playable Futures Podcast

Final episode of this series is available to download now, featuring Glow Up Games CEO and co-founder Mitu Khandaker

Aug. 18, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Jo Twist on the power of play | Playable Futures Podcast

Former UKIE CEO joins us for a special episode of our podcast series, available to download now

Aug. 4, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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UKIE publishes new guidance for paid loot boxes

The 11 principles aim to restrict loot boxes for under-18s and provide transparent information for players

July 18, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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UKIE: "There's a need for a game specific body to drive collective skills"

At Develop Brighton, Dan Wood explored potential solutions to help bridge the skills gap in the UK industry

July 12, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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The future of women in games | Playable Futures Podcast

Our Playable Futures series continues with Sony's Shawne Benson and Girls Make Games' Laila Shabir

June 16, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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UK games market dipped to £7.05bn in 2022

Spending on games products and culture dropped 5.6% year-on-year but is still 17% ahead of pre-pandemic figures

April 4, 2023 James Batchelor

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The future of game consumption | Playable Futures Podcast

Playco’s Stephanie King and MiDIA Research’s Karol Severain join Will Freeman for the seventh episode of our Playable Futures series

March 17, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Jo Twist steps down as UKIE CEO

Sam Collins and Dan Wood to manage trade group until permanent replacement can be named; Twist to become CEO of music industry trade group BPI

Feb. 28, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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The future of talent pipelines into games | Playable Futures Podcast

Latest episode considers the future talent pipeline for the games industry and how we join the dots between industry and education

Feb. 24, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Government needs to strengthen support for growing UK games industry | Opinion

UKIE's Jo Twist also calls on developers to make their voices heard ahead of government's video games tax relief review

Jan. 16, 2023 Jo Twist

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Number of UK games companies up 31% since 2016

UKIE has relaunched its UK Games Map, providing an updated view on the industry in the country

Jan. 10, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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The future of publishing | Playable Futures Podcast

Roll7's Thomas Hegarty and Gearbox Amsterdam's Jean-Paul Hardy join Will Freeman for the fifth episode of our Playable Futures series

Jan. 6, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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The future of game marketing and community | Playable Futures Podcast

Heaven Media's Mark Reed and Amplitude Studio's Romain de Waubert de Genlis discuss the role fans play in promoting and event developing games today

Dec. 19, 2022 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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The future of indie | Playable Futures Podcast

Latest episode reflects on what independence means for the current generation of developers and publishers

Dec. 2, 2022 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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The future of VR, with Resolution's Tommy Palm | Playable Futures Podcast

Second episode of our special series discusses the potential for virtual reality now it has passed the age of initial hype

Nov. 18, 2022 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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United Nations on a greener games industry | Playable Futures Podcast

We kick off a new special podcast series with an interview with the UN's Sam Barratt

Nov. 4, 2022 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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What UKIE is doing to protect game IP

Intellectual property coordinator Mo Ali details how the trade body is combating not only piracy but the other ways people are exploiting content

Sept. 5, 2022 Alex Calvin

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UK games market maintains momentum with 1.9% growth to £7.16bn in 2021

It's a new high for the market, which is up 32.8% compared to 2019, driven by healthy hardware sales

March 31, 2022 Marie Dealessandri