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UK government is investigating video games loot boxes News Jun 9th, 2020

UK government is investigating video games loot boxes

Follows DCMS select committee in 2019

Avalanche to open new studio in the UK Job News Jun 1st, 2020

Avalanche to open new studio in the UK

Just Cause maker launches new outfit in Liverpool

Ukie launches new campaign to thank NHS workers News Apr 29th, 2020

Ukie launches new campaign to thank NHS workers

Over 85,000 games will be made available

UK retailer GAME is keeping stores open News Mar 19th, 2020

UK retailer GAME is keeping stores open

Staff have been given hand sanitiser and have been told to clean surfaces

British games IP including Tomb Raider, WipEout and Worms to feature on UK stamps News Jan 7th, 2020

British games IP including Tomb Raider, WipEout and Worms to feature on UK stamps

Set to release later this month

UK retailer GAME opens Belong esports arena in central London House of Fraser News Dec 12th, 2019

UK retailer GAME opens Belong esports arena in central London House of Fraser

Follows the firm's acquisition by Sports Direct, which also owns the department store

Racing studio Codemasters intends to buy Project CARS maker Slightly Mad News Nov 29th, 2019

Racing studio Codemasters intends to buy Project CARS maker Slightly Mad

Follows the latter's attempts to launch a console before investors pulled out

Sweden's Toadman buys British publisher Sold Out for $20.6m News Nov 27th, 2019

Sweden's Toadman buys British publisher Sold Out for $20.6m

“I am delighted to welcome Sold Out into the Toadman family"

London studio Flavourworks raises $3.8m in Series A round News Nov 11th, 2019

London studio Flavourworks raises $3.8m in Series A round

Investment coming from Sky Ventures and Hiro Capital

UK Children's Commissioner says non-cosmetic in-game purchases should be banned News Oct 23rd, 2019

UK Children's Commissioner says non-cosmetic in-game purchases should be banned

Just one of 15 recommendations the body has made to government

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Age of Empires, HP Omen, FIFA 20 leak and much more! News Oct 7th, 2019

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Age of Empires, HP Omen, FIFA 20 leak and much more!

At the start of each week, we collect the biggest stories and the hottest features of the last seven days

UK Video Games Tax Relief comes under fire for mostly going to triple-A companies News Oct 3rd, 2019

UK Video Games Tax Relief comes under fire for mostly going to triple-A companies

New report claims more than 80 per cent of the £324m that's been handed out has gone to the big dogs

India and Africa are the next big opportunities after Asia, Take-Two's Zelnick says News Sep 24th, 2019

India and Africa are the next big opportunities after Asia, Take-Two's Zelnick says

Exec also says that leaving the EU is "not a good thing for the UK"

Loot boxes, age ratings and gambling: Everything the UK games industry needs to know from today's DCMS report News Sep 12th, 2019

Loot boxes, age ratings and gambling: Everything the UK games industry needs to know from today's DCMS report

MPs also frustrated at lack of co-operation from some companies in the industry

UK games industry vet Dinsey ascends to UKIE chair role Job News Sep 5th, 2019

UK games industry vet Dinsey ascends to UKIE chair role

Replaces Revolution's Noirin Carmody in the trade body top job

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