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Understanding the future of brands place in games | Playable Futures
Brands are looking likely to become ever more present in games. But what does that mean for the medium?
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UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023
Software sales were up 4.1% year-on-year, while hardware also grew 2.1% compared to 2022
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Viewfinder wins Game of the Year at the UKIE Video Game Awards 2024
There were also five inductees into the UK Games Industry Hall of Fame, including Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone
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How game making is shaping theatre and exhibition spaces | Playable Futures
Punchdrunk's artistic director Felix Barrett and Good Afternoon's creative director Marie Foulston consider how games are shaping their creations
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Football Manager 2024 and Viewfinder lead UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 nominations
Both titles were nominated for Game of the Year, alongside Shadows of Doubt
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The future of AI and games | Playable Futures Podcast
Final episode of this series is available to download now, featuring Glow Up Games CEO and co-founder Mitu Khandaker
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Jo Twist on the power of play | Playable Futures Podcast
Former UKIE CEO joins us for a special episode of our podcast series, available to download now
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UKIE publishes new guidance for paid loot boxes
The 11 principles aim to restrict loot boxes for under-18s and provide transparent information for players
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UKIE: "There's a need for a game specific body to drive collective skills"
At Develop Brighton, Dan Wood explored potential solutions to help bridge the skills gap in the UK industry
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The future of women in games | Playable Futures Podcast
Our Playable Futures series continues with Sony's Shawne Benson and Girls Make Games' Laila Shabir
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UK games market dipped to £7.05bn in 2022
Spending on games products and culture dropped 5.6% year-on-year but is still 17% ahead of pre-pandemic figures
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The future of game consumption | Playable Futures Podcast
Playco’s Stephanie King and MiDIA Research’s Karol Severain join Will Freeman for the seventh episode of our Playable Futures series
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Jo Twist steps down as UKIE CEO
Sam Collins and Dan Wood to manage trade group until permanent replacement can be named; Twist to become CEO of music industry trade group BPI
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The future of talent pipelines into games | Playable Futures Podcast
Latest episode considers the future talent pipeline for the games industry and how we join the dots between industry and education
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Government needs to strengthen support for growing UK games industry | Opinion
UKIE's Jo Twist also calls on developers to make their voices heard ahead of government's video games tax relief review
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Number of UK games companies up 31% since 2016
UKIE has relaunched its UK Games Map, providing an updated view on the industry in the country
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The future of publishing | Playable Futures Podcast
Roll7's Thomas Hegarty and Gearbox Amsterdam's Jean-Paul Hardy join Will Freeman for the fifth episode of our Playable Futures series
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The future of game marketing and community | Playable Futures Podcast
Heaven Media's Mark Reed and Amplitude Studio's Romain de Waubert de Genlis discuss the role fans play in promoting and event developing games today
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The future of indie | Playable Futures Podcast
Latest episode reflects on what independence means for the current generation of developers and publishers
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The future of VR, with Resolution's Tommy Palm | Playable Futures Podcast
Second episode of our special series discusses the potential for virtual reality now it has passed the age of initial hype
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United Nations on a greener games industry | Playable Futures Podcast
We kick off a new special podcast series with an interview with the UN's Sam Barratt
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What UKIE is doing to protect game IP
Intellectual property coordinator Mo Ali details how the trade body is combating not only piracy but the other ways people are exploiting content
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UK games market maintains momentum with 1.9% growth to £7.16bn in 2021
It's a new high for the market, which is up 32.8% compared to 2019, driven by healthy hardware sales
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UK games industry still predominantly young, white, and male
Only 10% of the workforce wants to go back to an office full time, latest UKIE games industry census found