games industry
Atomfall developer nominated for Best Game at the Develop: Star Awards 2025 in Brighton
Three British developers have been nominated for Best Game at the Develop: Star Awards 2025. Held at the […]
May 16, 2025
Esports thrive but lack of government investment could see UK games industry miss out on £500m
British games body Ukie has called upon the government to offer stronger backing for the UK’s games industry […]
May 7, 2025
Melanin Gamers CEO Annabel Ashalley-Anthony a part of London Games Festival 2025 Ensemble line-up
Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, CEO and Founder of Melanin Gamers, a UK-based platform dedicated to supporting gamers of colour, has […]
March 26, 2025
Norwich Games Festival 2025 to feature esports career panel
Image credit: Norwich Games Festival – The Forum – Luke Witcomb Norwich Games Festival 2025 will feature a […]
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March 14, 2025
Ukie calls for Digital Creativity GCSE to be introduced in the UK
Ukie, the not-for-profit trade body that represents the UK games and interactive entertainment industry, has called on government […]
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November 20, 2024
The UK loses another games event as WASD shuts down, but gains one as London Games Festival 2025 announces New Game Plus, plus Epic.LAN offers space to indie devs
UK games event WASD has closed down, with its parent company Roucan Events & Content Ltd entering liquidation. […]
November 15, 2024
UK’s first full-time Gamer-in-Residence hired to play video games with patients in Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children
Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity has announced its new Gamer-in-Residence role after more than £100,000 was raised through the […]
October 24, 2024
How Mobile Payments Are Changing the Esports and Video Game Industry
Ad (you must be aged 18+ to bet; please be gamble aware) The ongoing development of new technologies […]
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September 3, 2024
Which UK party is best for the games industry in the 2024 general election? We analyse their manifestos, as Ukie’s esports lead welcomes Labour’s creative economy and games plans
With the UK 2024 general election happening on July 4th, which political parties have pledged support for the […]
July 2, 2024
Number of UK games start-ups on the rise amidst layoffs
The number of new gaming companies incorporated in the UK jumped by nearly a quarter (22%) last year, […]
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March 19, 2024
Games community nightlife festival Format.GG expands with Liverpool events this year
Format.GG, billed as Europe’s largest games industry nightlife event, is back in September 2024 with an expansion to […]
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February 20, 2024
13% of UK games staff are from low-income backgrounds; national Into Games campaign launches to help more people get careers
UK non-profit Into Games says it’s launched a national campaign to support more working-class people into careers in […]
January 9, 2024
‘We want Germany to become the leading destination in esports’ – German Games Industry Association calls for tax code changes
German League of Legends player BrokenBlade lifts the LEC Summer 2023 trophy with G2 in Riot’s Berlin studio […]
August 15, 2023
Esports conference ESI London 2023 returns with expansion into broader games industry and film
ESI London 2023, the well-established annual UK-based conference for the esports industry, will return once again this year. […]
March 23, 2023
Deep dive into UK Government loot box findings: Nadine Dorries explains why the Government is not banning the sale of loot boxes to children following a two-year review, despite finding a ‘higher possible risk of harms’ to young people
The UK Government has announced it is not banning the sale of in-game loot boxes to children in […]
July 18, 2022