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Ukie's Annual Review 2024 is here!
Over the past 12 months, we've been working hard to deliver insight, influence, and impact for and we're proud to celebrate what we've achieved for members.
Read our review, and get involved in our work this year.
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With some help from Ukie,
@RoyalMail
have released their first ever collection of video games stamps celebrating influential games from the 80s & 90s 🕹️🥳
📭📨
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We’re launching
#GamesForCarers
an initiative to get free games to our NHS heroes! 💙
#NHS
workers can get free games, here 👈
#PlayApartTogether
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REMINDER: this time tomorrow
@TroyBakerVA
and an all star cast of lovely people will be playing
@FallGuysGame
to raise money for
@theCALMzone
,
@head2toecharity
and
@SafeInOurWorld
.
Find out more here:
#LetsTalkLoneliness
#PlayAndTalk
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The results of the largest ever UK games industry census are live now on our site.
Over 3200 people from the sector responded to questions about their background and the way they work
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We were sad to hear of the recent passing of two much loved members of the UK video games industry community.
The whole Ukie team offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Ian Richardson and Amanda Blatch, both of whom will be missed dearly.
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We're partnering up with
@PlayStationUK
to run a special event all about what Ramadan means to Muslims working in the games industry (and what we can all do to support them.)
Join us on 5th May for free by signing up here:
#RaiseTheGame
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Well done to you: the UK games market for now being larger than music and video combined. Being worth a massive £3.68bn, alongside benefiting the UK's economy, culture and well-being 😊
#NationalComplimentDay
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Congrats to the UK games companies nominated in the
@BAFTAGames
awards, including *deep inward breathe*
@mediamolecule
,
@Codemasters
,
@Mediatonic
,
@hellogames
,
@PolyTreehouse
,
@SumoDigitalLtd
,
@RareLtd
,
@DoubleElevenLtd
and
@3foldgames
.
Great work!
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The UK games industry is giving away free
#GamesForCarers
to thank our
#NHSheroes
.
NHS workers can use their email to get free games💙 👈
#PlayApartTogether
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Loneliness has been a big challenge during the lockdown as we miss our friends, family and loved ones 💕
There are a bunch of ways we can still connect though… and inside games is one of them 👈🎮
#PlayandTalk
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We’re delighted to welcome
@RareLtd
as
#RaiseTheGame
pledge partners.
Find out more about the games industry equality, diversity and inclusion pledge at 👈
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The Ukie team would like to congratulate our very own CEO Dr Jo Twist OBE for receiving
@MCVonline
's coveted Industry Hero Award last night! Thank you for being an inspiration and motivating us every single day!
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Hey
@O2
#isitalright
that our children will grow up to be immensely wealthy, with the UK games industry being worth £5.11bn 😀 - Ukie
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BREAKING: The UK video game market value in 2022 was £7.05 billion.
Although this is a 5.6% dip on 2021’s figure, it’s still 17% above pre pandemic levels.
Take a look at our breakdown of the figures🧵1/19
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A statement from us on the harassment and targeting of marginalised communities in the video games industry.
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Today we're launching
#GetSetGo
with
@askaboutgames
: a campaign aiming to give parents top tips on new game devices, family controls and family friendly titles 🎮
Read more about
#GetSetGo
helping families play their way here 👈
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Key finding 5) 21% of the games industry are LGBTQ+, compared to national data that suggests between 3-7% of the UK population is LGBTQ+
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Announcing the return of the UK Games Map!
This interactive tool shows locations of games companies, service providers and academic institutions providing games-related courses in the UK - and we need your help to make it even more accurate.
Read more:
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We've partnered with
@SquareEnix
to deliver an online celebration for Black History Month! 🙌
Join us in joy by signing up here 👈
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The full industry valuation graphic is below.
Find out more about the consumer games market including the impact of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, the fortunes of VR hardware and more below.
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Exciting to have the voice of
@SuperMario_UK
himself,
@CharlesMartinet
, at Ukie HQ, bringing many bings and wahoos😀😀
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NEWS: The UK consumer games market hit a record high of £7bn in 2020.
The consumer market grew by 29.9% compared to 2019's figure and beat the previous record total of £5.7bn by over a billion pounds.
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NEWS:
@TroybakerVA
and
@fallguysgame
have teamed up with
@uk_ie
to help battle loneliness and raise money for mental health charities.
The event goes live this Friday from 4pm on
@Mediatonic
's Twitch channel.
#LetsTalkLoneliness
#PlayAndTalk
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We're pleased to welcome
@NianticLabs
as our latest
#RaiseTheGame
pledge partner.
Join them & over 160 games businesses on a mission to create a more equal, diverse and inclusive games industry by making the pledge today here:
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P. Play with your kids. 🎮
L. Learn about family controls. 📙
A. Ask what your kids think. 👂
Y. You’re in charge🗣️
@askaboutgames
and
@rioferdy5
have tips on how you and your family can
#PlayTogetherUK
safely and sensibly
👈
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Games can offer an escape at challenging times, but if you do need to talk then these great organisations can help
#LetsTalkLoneliness
#PlayAndTalk
We're so proud that Football Manager offers an escape for many in times like these 💜
It's important to talk and know that it's never too late to ask for help.
Below are details for a few brilliant organisations that you can reach out to ⬇️
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Huge congratulations to
@MarkBackler
's
@LostWordsGame
for winning The UK Game of the Show Award
@gamescom
-thanks to sponsor
@BDgame_engine
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Under one hour until our
#LetsTalkLoneliness
stream for
@SafeInOurWorld
,
@theCALMzone
and
@head2toecharity
.
Join
@TroyBakerVA
,
@itsJuliaHardy
,
@ElleOsiliWood
,
@RenjiPls
,
@cymrogav
,
@SariaSlays_
,
@OliverAge24
,
@trichoglossus
and
@MudManCampbell
at 4pm at
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At Ukie, we love to shout about how playing games can be good for our mental health, from connecting with loved ones to carving out some time for yourself.
This weekend, try unwinding with some cosy recommendations from
@_wholesomegames
:
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"The UK video games industry is saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. Our thoughts are with her family and we join the rest of the country in mourning." - Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of Ukie
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
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We're pleased to start the week & welcome
@PlaytonicGames
as our latest
#RaiseTheGame
pledge partner.
Join them & over 140 games businesses on a mission to create a more equal, diverse and inclusive games industry by signing up to the pledge here:
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The UK gaming industry is worth investing in: it has contributed a huge £2.87billion in GVA to the UK economy. Yay! 🇬🇧💷🎉
#GamesDeliver
@BFI
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"The sheer size of the games industry now dwarfs film so completely, that it generates more than three times the $38.6 billion in movie ticket sales reported in 2016 by Motion Picture Association of America."
Global gaming revenue on par with sports at $149bn for 2017 Software revenue alone expected to reach $143.5 billion by 2020
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Today we have launched the Video Game Ambassador Scheme with the aim of recruiting 1000 professionals from the industry 🙌🏿🙌🏽🙌🏻🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿
Find out more about the scheme and how you can inspire the next generation here
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8 million people in the UK are not registered to vote 😮 so we've launched a campaign:
#GetInTheGame2019
to encourage all players to register! 👈😀
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Happy Pride Month! 21% of people working in the UK games industry are LGBTQ+ and we look forward to celebrating with you across this important month.
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55% of game development jobs outside of London and South East according to our new report.
Read the headlines and access the report here:
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👏A huge well done to our very own
@DominicShaw94
for winning the Diversity Star award at the Develop Awards!
We couldn’t be prouder of your work!
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We're excited to announce that the first Game Changers event will take place on 6 August showcasing the best of established and emerging UK games music talent 🎶🎮
See below for all of the amazing people involved!
👈
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Wonderful work by
@robin_b
and
@londongamesfest
to get the playable Christmas tree in London’s iconic Kings Cross station! Take that Harry Potter!
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...And your
#UKGOTS
in partnership with
@BarclaysGames
winner is.... Monstrum 2 from
@TeamJunkfish
! 🥳
Massive thanks to all of the studios involved and
@MrMidasGames
for hosting the evening!
#UKGOTS
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Today we're launching our report of the second ever UK Games Industry Census 2022 - the largest and most authoritative survey of the UK games industry ever taken.
Read the full report:
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🎮 We are delighted to officially welcome Nick Poole as our new CEO.
With over two decades of experience in the cultural and creative sectors, Nick's expertise will be invaluable as we continue to champion the UK video game industry ▶️
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Breaking the £5bn mark as an industry this year - up from £4.33bn in 2016. This is how committed UK consumers are to games - great to see!
#ukievaluation
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It’s time to
#RaiseTheGame
and put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of games.
Sign up your UK games business to our new industry wide diversity pledge here
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WHAAAAT we won Events Team at
@MCVonline
Awards - thanks to everyone, we do events for you guys in the sector so glad we do what you like!
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We're re-launching our voter registration campaign! We want games businesses encouraging their players to register to vote in time for 12 December!
8 million people missed out in the EU elections, make sure your players don't 👈
#GetInTheGame2019
🗳️
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We are delighted to announce that our next CEO will be Nick Poole.
Nick will be joining Ukie from 1st April 2024 and will lead the organisation through its next transformational decade.
Read more🔗
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We've launched a campaign today with
@DigSchoolhouse
&
@30yearsofplay
centred around your first Games Job. Use
#MyFirstGamesJob
and tell us what yours was ☺️
#DSHesports
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We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jonathan Fargher, who was a valued part of Ukie's communications group.
Our thoughts are with his family, friends and co-workers across the UK games industry.
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They've chosen some fantastic games to include in the
@RoyalMail
's stamp collection 😍
But what games did they miss that you'd love to see on a stamp? 👇📨
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We'd like to say a congratulations to
@italicpig
for receiving the largest indie game development deal ever in Northern Ireland in partnership with
@NIScreen
on their title
#PaleoPines
! 🎉😀
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The
@ukgamesfund
gets a £1 million further boost until 2020. Good news for early stage projects
#Budget17
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Weekend reading: Check out this great interview with Ukie member
@lavalabs
CEO
@kayatilev
on the the upcoming game and metaverse
@playafar
:
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Shout out to the Ukie team! They have worked non-stop setting up and taking down the UK industry stand, ensuring people get to meetings on time and repping the UK games sector! Now we look-forward to 2020 🥳🔥
#gamescom2019
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The
@xboxuk
team is launching a new Xbox Academy programme in partnership with
@RareLtd
,
@MicrosoftStore
and
@intogamesHQ
.
Find out more about the selection of game careers events taking place on 10th-13th May over
@askaboutgames
.
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Tales of Kenzera: Zau is simply gorgeous, but the story behind it all is what makes
@surgentstudios
first game so powerful. Abubakar Salim spoke to the BBC about grief, storytelling and gaming's Black Panther moment.
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Published today, the UK Games Industry Census 2022 found that the number of people who reported a sexuality other than heterosexual was up to 24% from 21% – significantly higher than in the wider adult population .
Read the full report:
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We're asking businesses and individuals working across the industry to take part in our biggest ever census of the UK games workforce.
You can fill out the census as an individual or request a link for your business here:
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The diversity and inclusivity of our workforce is what makes the UK games sector what it is
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#MyFirstGamesJob
was as ELSPA In 1989. I learned a lot and I'm happy to be Ukie now, what was your first Games Job? Tell us below 🎮🕹
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With special thanks to all of our amazing contributors, the Ukie Colouring Book is available to download now ✏️
Relax, get creative and
#ColourWithUkie
👈
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(1/3) 1.77 million children across the UK don’t have access to a Laptop, PC or Tablet to work on 💻
That’s why today we're launching the
#DevicesForAll
campaign to ensure children, schools and vulnerable individuals get access to tech 👈
#DevicesForAll
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New research from
@Literacy_Trust
, supported by Ukie and
@Penguinrandom
reveals benefits of video games for young people's literacy, creativity and wellbeing - particularly for boys and irregular readers
#GamesandLiteracy
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Eight towns and cities have video games industries contributing over £60m GVA to their local economy each year.
They are: Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, Leamington Spa, Manchester, Crawley and Horsham, Guildford, London and Slough and Heathrow
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Tonight: the
@gaymingmag
2022 Gayming Awards will be taking place in person and streamed live on Twitch!
#RaiseTheGame
are nominated for the Industry Diversity Award, so tune in to support:
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And that's a wrap!
Thank you to our hardworking team for three days at
#gamescom2023
overseeing hundreds of meetings and thousands of coffee beans - goodnight Köln 🇬🇧
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Our latest annual market valuation shows another record breaking year for the UK games sector – total consumer spend up to £5.7bn growing 10% from last year alone 🥳 🙌🔥
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Yesterday we were pleased to welcome Shadow Minister for Creative Industries Chris Bryant (
@RhonddaBryant
) to Leamington Spa.
We talked how we can address the skills gap through education, improve access to finance, and be a leading voice in the development of responsible AI.
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New from Ukie member
@IN4_Group
- the Manchester Esports Academy!
Launched at
@HOSTSalford
by
@AngelaRayner
, this first-of-its-kind esports education and skills programme will bring games industry career opportunities to local young people.
Read more ⬇️
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We've partnered with
@tiktok_uk
who will be hosting an amazing panel in celebration of
#BlackHistoryMonth
on their official channels 🙌
Be sure to tune in this Friday on TikTok at 6pm BST 💪🏿
#RaiseTheGame
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With the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the European games industry has rallied to help those impacted.
We’re asking the UK games industry to support these efforts on behalf of our colleagues in Ukraine and Ukranians living in the UK.
Find out more:
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The games industry is encouraging us all to
#LetsTalkLoneliness
by running
#PlayandTalk
this weekend!
Find an hour this weekend with friends of family
2. Pick your favourite online game
3. Play and Talk together
Find out more at 👈
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Sneak peak of our Westminster Reception set up for this evening! See you all later :o)
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Great to spend time with the brilliant
@bondsarahbond
and some fantastic UK developers this morning at a roundtable to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the industry, and what Xbox is doing to support great talent and content.
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Congratulations to
@Codemasters
,
@Mediatonic
,
@mediamolecule
,
@splashdamage
.
@hellogames
and
@DoubleElevenLtd
on your nominations for the 2020
#TheGameAwards
Flying the flag for fantastic UK made games.
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Key
#GamesForCarers
info:
1) Site is here:
2) You should be able to access the site with an official NHS email address.
3) New games will be added each day for at least a month, so there will be more coming
4) Any issues, email gamesforcarers
@keymailer
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