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UK government discussing scalping with games trade bodies News Feb 26th, 2021

UK government discussing scalping with games trade bodies

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy responds to petition calling for legislation

Lockdown causes UK video games revenue to smash $5.7bn in 2020 News Jan 11th, 2021

Lockdown causes UK video games revenue to smash $5.7bn in 2020

Market saw a 14.5 per cent increase year-on-year, digital rose by 16.5 per cent

EA has outbid Take-Two for Codemasters News Dec 14th, 2020

EA has outbid Take-Two for Codemasters

Racing firm has accepted the bid, Grand Theft Auto giant "considering its position"

UK trade body Ukie outlines ways to boost esports sector News Oct 20th, 2020

UK trade body Ukie outlines ways to boost esports sector

New research shows that country's pro-gaming sector saw 8.5% jobs increase annually between 2016 and 2019

Esports firm Vindex to buy Belong brand from GAME Job News Jul 29th, 2020

Esports firm Vindex to buy Belong brand from GAME

CEO Gibbs departs the High Street chain to head up this new venture

ONS: Rising cost of games drove UK inflation up in June News Jul 16th, 2020

ONS: Rising cost of games drove UK inflation up in June

Price rose by 1.8 per cent during the month

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

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