Tag Archives: ukie
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 13:58 GMT
Shock: Modern Warfare 3 is 2011′s best selling game in UK
UKIE’s announced the best selling game of 2011 was Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Charts, PC, PS3, Shooter, UK, Xbox 360
Tags: chart-track, modern warfare 3, ukie
Fri, Jan 06, 2012 | 13:55 GMT
UKIE: UK games market fell 13% during 2011
UK trade body UKIE has released its annual industry report, and in 2011, boxed games sales came in at £1.42 billion, which is down 7% over 2010 which was still ahead of industry forecasts.
Fri, Dec 09, 2011 | 15:47 GMT
UKIE announces Dr Jo Twist as its new CEO
UKIE has announced it has appointed former Channel 4 editor Dr Jo Twist as its new CEO. The firm believes her background in education will benefit the trade body, and she will step into this new role on January 9. “UKIE has already achieved so much in bringing the potential of our games industry to the national debate, and I am hugely excited to represent its members and help shape its vision for 2012 and on,” said Twist in a statement. UKIE chairman Andy Payne seems delighted with bringing Twist on as a well, stating that the firm took its time “to find the right CEO” and “Jo’s passion for games and her background in media and commissioning” will further help UK games and interactive entertainment makers.
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Posted in: UK
Tags: Dr Jo Twist, ukie
Wed, Nov 16, 2011 | 02:27 GMT
UKIE: Government delay on PEGI adoption “disappointing”
Trade organisation UK Interactive Entertainment has called out the British government for its failure to follow through on plans to adopt the PEGI system of games content rating.
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Posted in: Legalities, Politics, Trade, UK
Tags: Andy Payne, pegi, ukie
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 20:22 GMT
Thursday Shorts: Garriott, The Sims, Nintendownloads, Firefall, Gaikai
A link to a massive batch of screenshots, Garriott tooting his own horn, information on a new mobile/social games developer, and more is below the break.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Abobo's Big Adventure, Christopher Cherubi, David Chiapperino, dead rising 2, Dynasty Warriors: Xtreme Legends, firefall, gaikai, ian livingstone, Jupiter Moon Studios, Margaritaville, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS, nintendo downloads, Nintendownloads, Richard Garriott, the sims, the sims 3, the sims 3 demo, ukie
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 | 01:31 BST
UKIE drops £30,000 into digital industries fund
The association for UK Interactive Entertainment has launched a £100,000 fund to promote digital industries, with support from TIGA and the Department of Culture Media & Sport.
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Posted in: Develop 2011, Politics, Trade, UK
Tags: Andy Payne, tiga, ukie
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 16:27 GMT
Tuesday shorts, part 2: DA2 character interaction, Child of Eden’s vibrating belt, more
So. Much. News. Be sure to scan the smaller headlines from earlier on today in Brenna’s round-up before subconsciously absorbing the one-hit stories after the break.
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Posted in: Android, Development, EA, Legalities, PC, PS3, RPG, Racing, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: Child of Eden, Dragon Age 2, gamestop, gt5, pokemon, ukie, unity, world of warcraft
Sat, Feb 26, 2011 | 15:47 GMT
TIGA says it has no plans to merge with UKIE
After ongoing talks in the last few weeks, TIGA has confirmed it will not be merging with UKIE despite lobbying by industry vets and government officials alike.
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 13:14 GMT
Pirated games “4:1 against legitimate sales,” says UKIE
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Posted in: Piracy, UK
Tags: michael rawlinson, ukie
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 | 15:06 GMT
UKIE: 42% of all Kinect sales come from UK-developed titles
UKIE figures have claimed that UK developers have contributed greatly to the sale of motion controller-based games in the last year.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: michael rawlinson, ukie
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 13:14 GMT
UKIE claims chipped or modded consoles cost the UK industry dearly in 2010
UKIE has told the BBC that chipped or modified consoles cost the game industry dearly last year in lost sales as well as the loss of 1,000 jobs.
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Posted in: Piracy, UK, hardware
Tags: chipped consoles, modded consoles, ukie
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 | 16:57 GMT
UKIE: Black Ops biggest selling UK game of 2010
Earlier in the month, UKIE reported that Call of Duty: Black Ops was the biggest selling game of 2010. Today, that information hasn’t changed, but the firm has finally released the full listings for the all-formats chart as wells as individual platforms.
Sat, Jan 08, 2011 | 23:44 GMT
Ramsdale: UK “tax credits have their place”, supporters need to be more “pragmatic”
EA’s VP and GM for Northern Europe, Keith Ramsdale, believes there are benefits to UK tax breaks, but instead of threatening to pack up and leave the country if breaks aren’t implemented, Ramsdale thinks publishers and developers need to take a more “pragmatic approach” to the issues facing the government at the moment.
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Posted in: EA, Politics, Stuff, Trade, UK
Tags: Keith Ramsdale, uk tax cuts, ukie
Tue, Jan 04, 2011 | 13:32 GMT
UK games market in 2010 raked in £2.8 billion
MCV‘s reporting that in 2010, the UK games market made £2.875 billion, down from the £3.3 billion of last year.
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