Market Overview
Territory report: data and interviews from the UK games scene
The keys to the kingdom: inside the UK industry, market and mobile sector
Company Profile
UKIE
Website
ukie.org.uk/
About
UKIE is the only trade body for the UK's wider interactive entertainment industry. It exists to champion the interests, needs and positive image of the videogames and interactive entertainment industry who's companies make up its membership.
Related People
Vanessa Joyce
Corporate Relations & Strategic Partnerships Consultant
Tim Scott
Head of Public Affairs
George Osborn
Head of Communications
Laura Martin
Programme Development Executive
Jo Twist
Former-CEO
Nick Poole
CEO
Daniel Wood
Chief Operating Officer
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Articles featuring UKIE
Continued Support
Ukie grants membership to BGI and National Videogame Museum
The BGI charity and its National Videogame Museum are now members of the trade body
Making The List
Home Office confirms roles in the games industry will be added to shortage occupation list
Roles that are of more importance were highlighted
Job News
UK games industry veteran Stuart Dinsey takes UKIE chair role
He replaces Revolution's Noirin Carmody
Diversity Survey
UKIE launches new diversity survey for the games industry
“This new Census will give us for the first-time a crucial understanding of the diversity make-up of the games industry”
Video Game Tax
UK video games tax relief pays out $392 million to devs
Over 1,075 games have made claims since 2014
Brexit Shenanigans
UKIE says UK government needs to support industry as France launches campaign to attract companies
'Our reputation can be eroded in a globally competitive industry. The emergence of a programme designed to poach talent and businesses from the UK should remind policymakers of this fact'
Report
Mobile accounted for 29 per cent of all software sales in a record-breaking year for UK games
2018 saw a 10 per cent year-over-year gain in consumer spending in the country
Uk Review
UKIE's Jo Twist: "The UK games industry is one to be proud of, and despite the current challenges facing it"
We caught up with Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of the UK's trade body, to get a feeling for how the sector is doing
Funded
UK games industry receives a tasty slice of the government’s $25.5 million creative industries boost
Games in education program Digital Schoolhouse to receive $255,000 in funding
Big Data Energy
UK video games industry contributed over £1.069bn to country's economy in 2017
The figure could be much higher, however.
Uk Special
What's going on with the UK's games market?
This is one of the most influential sectors around but the future is somewhat uncertain
What Is Happening
Brexit chaos: UKIE and TIGA have their say on the current withdrawal agreement with the EU
Reaction on the current draft deal, for what it's worth
Data Klaxon
UK economy made $3.8bn from video games industry in 2016
And it provides 50,000 jobs
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Hello Stars, Hello Neighbor and Plank! top flurry of new stars in download rankings
Rankings from July 23rd to 29th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Gardenscapes returns as a top 10 grosser
Rankings from July 16th to 22nd
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fortnite a top grosser on iPhone and iPad
Rankings from July 9th to 15th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Pokemon Go and Fortnite rise to the top grossing summit as Candy Crush Saga falls
Rankings from July 2nd to 8th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Pokemon Quest jumps into top 10 download rankings for iPhone and iPad
Rankings from June 25th to July 1st
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Love Island: The Game pips Pokemon Go to be the third highest grossing game
Rankings from June 18th to 24th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Love Island: The Game debuts at top spot in iPhone free chart and is a top grosser
Rankings from June 11th to 17th
Troubled Times
Ukie opens consultation to see how post-Brexit UK games industry can still flourish
"Last year’s State of Play EU report showed that 61 per cent of games businesses in the UK rely on international talent"
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Pokemon Go usurps Candy Crush Saga as top grossing game
Rankings from June 4th to 10th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Is Super Tapx the next Voodoo?
Rankings from May 28th to June 3rd 2018
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ludia's Jurassic World Alive opens at fifth in the download rankings
Rankings from May 21st to 27th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ketchapp knocked out of the top 10 free download rankings
Rankings from May 14th to 20th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Candy Crush Saga knocks Fortnite off top
Rankings from May 7th to 13th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery surges up iPad and iPhone top grossing charts
Rankings from April 30th to May 6th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Voodoo's Helix Jump usurps Fortnite as top downloaded iPhone game
Rankings for the week of April 9th to 15th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fortnite stays on top as PUBG Mobile slips
Rankings for the week of April 2nd to 8th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fortnite stays on top ahead of PUBG Mobile
Rankings from March 26th to April 1st 2018
Equal Pay
UKIE and TIGA call for UK games companies to take proactive steps over gender pay gap figures
UKIE and TIGA say that now is the time for companies to act on the clear disparity in their work force
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Golf Clash swings back into the top 10 grossing spots
Rankings from February 26th to March 4th 2018
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Alto's Odyssey a top 10 premium grosser on iPhone and iPad
Rankings from February 19th to 25th
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Rules of Survival battles its way into the top 10
Rules of Survival leaps up 11 places in this week's charts
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Interactive story-focused games head into top 10 grossing
Rankings from February 5th to 11th
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ketchapp's Knife Hit sticks to first place on the iPhone free download charts
Rankings from January 29th to February 4th
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fireproof's The Room: Old Sins launches straight to the top of the paid iPad charts
Rankings from January 22nd to 28th
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: FIFA shoots into top grossing top 10
Rankings from January 15th to 21st
State Of Uk
British games experts discuss the state of the UK industry
Jo Twist leads a panel on investment, free-to-play, and buzzwords
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Voodoo's Twisty Road! and Rolly Vortex take the top download spots on iPhone and iPad
Rankings from January 1st to 7th
Access To Finance
Ukie partners with law firm Harbottle and Lewis on guide for UK developers looking to access finance
Covering everything from crowdfunding to velocity capital
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Voodoo’s Twisty Road claims Christmas number one
Rankings from December 25th to 31st
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ketchapp and Voodoo flood top 10 download rankings with eight games
Rankings from December 18th to 24th
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Big Indie Pitch winner Hidden Folks enters iPad top 10 paid game rankings
Rankings from December 4th to December 10th
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Animal Crossing holds on at the top while Episode shoots up the grossing ranks
Rankings from November 27th to December 3rd
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp heads straight to the top
Rankings from November 20th to 26th
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: NetEase's PUBG-like Rules of Survival fourth most downloaded iPhone game
Rankings from November 13th to November 19th
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Voodoo's Dune! clings to the top spot
Rankings from November 6th to November 12th
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Sonic Forces: Speed Battle races to the top three
Rankings from October 30th to November 5th