Getting Gaming BBC Studios hires former Bossa Studios CCO Marina Mello as first global director, gaming and interactive
Latest Lawsuit Google hit by £13.6 billion lawsuit over alleged "self-preferencing" and anticompetitive behaviour
April 18, 2024 Skills Crisis UK skills crisis prompts call for games industry-led body to tackle key challenges Report reveals shortages of mid-to-senior level staff and lack of opportunities for junior developers
April 16, 2024 Loads Of Layoffs Kwalee layoffs impact up to 10% of workforce, report claims Kwalee has laid off up to 40 people as industry-wide job cuts continue
April 15, 2024 Uk Ukie UK video games market hits £7.82 billion valuation with mobile up 4.5% Ukie’s Consumer Market Valuation Report reveals the UK games industry saw 4.4% YoY growth in 2023
February 14, 2024 Pr Power 1SP Agency acquires Renaissance PR for "superagency" status Renaissance PR founder Stefano Petrullo has worked with gaming names from TiMi Studio to Koei Tecmo
January 15, 2024 Class Confrontation Into Games is raising £100,000 to take on class disparity in UK games With working-class jobseekers eight times less likely to get a start in gaming, Into Games wants to make a change
January 9, 2024 Streaming Success Video games dethroned as the UK’s top entertainment sector Video streaming services such as Netflix have pushed video ahead of gaming in annual UK revenue
November 29, 2023 Tech Splash Video games add £1.3 billion to UK economy in "spillover technology" Ukie and FTI Consulting have partnered for a new report into games tech’s influence on other industries
November 28, 2023 Taxation Explained TIGA explains the state of VGEC after UK government’s Autumn Statement Amendments to draft rules mean companies will be required to disclose connected party transactions when claiming tax relief
November 24, 2023 Jobs Crisis Why is the UK games industry struggling to fill vacancies despite mass layoffs? Games Jobs Live director Colin Macdonald and One Player Mission owner Kim Parker Adcock discuss the sector's leaky bucket problem
November 15, 2023 Skills Shortage 68% of UK games developers are suffering from skill shortages TIGA’s new report reveals that most game studio hires are of pre-established industry workers
November 13, 2023 Uk Acquisitions BFI: More than 50% of UK games developers are now owned by overseas entities The US accounts for 49% of overseas transactions followed by China’s 15%
November 8, 2023 Making Money The Big Games Industry Employment Survey explores salaries, satisfaction and AI use across Europe Median salaries across professions reveal today's most lucrative gaming roles
November 3, 2023 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from time travelling Brits to cat rescuers We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
November 1, 2023 Linking Locations Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link’s closed beta confirms geolocation gameplay Square Enix has confirmed an upcoming beta test for iOS, with an Android test to follow
October 24, 2023 Uk Gaming Scene Ukie's new manifesto demands an increase in government funding for video games They claim that the UK’s lack of investment sees it lose out on an estimated £133 million per year
October 11, 2023 Parental Perception UK kids are most likely to make in-game purchases, but only 4% spend on loot boxes Ipsos’ latest report for Video Games Europe finds in-game spending among children is highest in the UK
September 4, 2023 Teaming Up Phoenix Games partners with World of Darkness for Vampire: The Masquerade - Clans of London UK-based Well Played Games will handle development of the collectable card game
July 13, 2023 Talks Should you care what the UK government thinks? UKIE's Daniel Wood things you should More attention equals better support, but far more scrutiny says the UKIE co-CEO
June 26, 2023 Coming To Kwalee Kwalee hires Adrian Garton as VP of HR in mission to find the industry’s "best talent" Garton has more than 25 years’ experience in HR
June 20, 2023 Event Excitement Mobile version of World of Tanks is makings its Tankfest debut this week World of Tanks Blitz is joining the PC version in being featured at the yearly Dorset event
June 20, 2023 Sunny Days Netspeak celebrates fourth anniversary with more than 1.5 million Sunshine Days downloads In-game milestones include 32 million harvested plants and over 1,000 items sold
June 15, 2023 Funding UK video game industry to benefit from additional $5m boost The boost comes as part of a larger plan to boost creative industries by $50bn
June 12, 2023 Teaming Up Activision Blizzard piles in to support Microsoft’s CMA appeal UK regulator to face Microsoft and Activision Blizzard together in cloud gaming appeal
April 11, 2023 Football Funds Soccer Manager creator Invincibles raises £1m for two new games Investment is the latest in repeat funding from Mercia
March 28, 2023 Executive With Experience Debbie Bestwick to step down as Team 17 CEO after more than a decade She will continue working with the company in a new role
March 21, 2023 Microsoft Merger EU delays decision on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Relax. The $69 billion acquisition decision has been pushed back to May 22
March 20, 2023 Reported Restructuring UK-based Team17 is supposedly laying off employees from art and design teams The publisher is currently aiming to restructure
February 13, 2023 Diving Into Data 72% of UK adults play video games every day ExpressVPN research delivers the state of play, with millennials playing more than Gen Z
January 19, 2023 Roblox Recap 70 new Roblox experiences surpassed 1 billion visits in 2022 With an incredible 15,900 new experiences being added daily
January 10, 2023 Uk Games Industry UKIE releases new UK Games Map, indicates 31% increase in companies The UK Interactive Entertainment trade association has released their newest version of their UK Games Map, including key info and insights
December 15, 2022 Aims Of An Acquisition RuneScape creator Jagex acquires Croatian studio Gamepires Acquisition aiming to enable open-world game Scum to be prepared for a 1.0 release
November 23, 2022 Mobile Monopoly Apple and Google investigated by UK regulator over suspected cloud gaming and mobile duopoly In the UK, 97 percent of mobile web browsing took place on Apple and Google browsers last year
July 27, 2022 Funds For Founders Concept Ventures launches £50 million pre-seed fund with British Business Bank’s backing Firm pledges 1% of the total carry pool to a founder’s chosen charities
April 7, 2022 Shifting Focus Miniclip commits to mobile games publishing, pivots from web browser games Only 8 Ball Pool and Agar.io will remaining on website after Summer 2022
March 31, 2022 Smith Retires Women in Games founder David Smith retires from role Founded the non-profit in 2009 to bring more women in the industry
March 31, 2022 Mobile Maintains Ukie: UK mobile games generated $1.92 billion in 2021 Mobile games spending retains COVID-19 spending surge
March 28, 2022 Four Billion Miniclip exceeds 4 billion downloads 8 Ball Pool is the studios most popular title with over one billion downloads
March 24, 2022 Hiring Now Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week Some of the latest games industry vacancies from Supercell, Netflix, Kwalee, and PocketGamer.biz
March 23, 2022 Ea-ducation EA forms new partnerships to prepare UK children for computing careers Preparing for careers in STEAM
March 18, 2022 Hr Hero Exient brings on former United Nations specialist Hunida Busefi Bringing experience from outside of the games industry to aid diversity programme
March 10, 2022 #raisethegame Ukie: 56% of games industry professionals prefer a hybrid working model The firm's second UK games industry census examines the effects of the pandemic on working attitudes and diversity of workforce
March 10, 2022 Social-first Games Playwind Games raises $4 million, backed by Garena Will use the funds to support development and future growth
March 9, 2022 Revenue Rise Flexion sees 52% Q4 revenue growth to $13.8 million Strongest quarter in company history
March 8, 2022 #breakthebias Avakin Life launches #BreakTheBias in support of International Women's Day All profits to be donated to Womankind Worldwide
March 8, 2022 Drawing An Audience Kwalee’s Draw It surpasses 100 million downloads The company’s most downloaded and lucrative game to date
March 2, 2022 Appointment Announced Lockwood Publishing appoints Jon Goddard to senior management team Prior roles at EA, Jagex, and more
February 23, 2022 Gouge To Jones EA appoints Gareth Jones as vice president and head of Playdemic Studios Following departure of studio head Paul Gouge