Great to be at Heatherwick studio last night for the launch of the Creative UK Manifesto, catching up with old friends and making some new ones! Video games and interactive entertainment are a vibrant part of #OurCreativeFuture #CreativeIndustries

Congratulations Abubakar Salim! You have made something beautiful that demonstrates the power of games to deliver a message, to evoke emotions and to shine a light on different cultures.

Calling on libraries across all sectors! Submit your stories of impact to our new campaign and join us in sharing how libraries make an important and vital impact in our communities! Here's the detail - cilip.org.uk/page/LCLW-case… #LibrariesChangeLives

Great article by Tom Richardson for BBC - 'Fallout: Could Amazon's show turn TV viewers into gamers' featuring an interview with James Batchelor bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-… MT Ukie

This year we have included 'Game Culture' in our Market Valuation Report.

Games matter to the UK - they are embedded into our culture through film, TV, education, family and so much more. These figures show the untapped potential video game IPs have for boosting the UK economy.

The UK Games Fund has announced their latest funding boost for the video games industry.

The commitment of additional, long-term funding is vital to support more UK games businesses to create the next generation of games.

'The contribution of the UK games industry is enormous[..] We’re lucky to have so many studios call our towns home.'

Fantastic to meet Matt Western MP 💙 🇬🇧🇨🇦 @BaftaGames
on behalf of @Uk_ie and to talk about Leamington Spa as the home of great games businesses leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/column-mp…

This is so cool! We need to shout a lot more about these nationally and internationally significant collections. Gems hidden across the country! Can’t wait to this being available online👏 #LoveLibraries ACE North

Fantastic to meet up with Jay Shin @ Arrogant Pixel, MD Arrogant Pixel to learn more about her work. Interesting discussion spanning the incredibly creative UK indie scene, creating a more inclusive supply-chain of talent and keeping people safe from online harms.

UKIE CEO Nick Poole UK Games Market:

'Console hardware sales notably surged by 12% to £951 Million, indicating continued strong demand for gaming consoles. However, PC game hardware sales experienced a decline of 11%, totalling £673 Million.'

#Consoles #PS5 #PlayStation #Gaming

💥 Did you know that last year consumers spent a whopping £7.82bn on games!

Ukie's latest consumer industry valuation data shows the UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023, with software sales and hardware up from previous years.

Read more ⬇️

gamesindustry.biz/uk-games-marke…

Ready to take your game to the next level?

Alongside the UK Games Fund, we’ve awarded grants of up to £150k to hire staff, secure publishing deals and unlock more private investment for 22 game studios
#UKGamesFund #WeCreate

Find out more: gov.uk/government/new…

Helpful breakdown of the key findings from the Ukie 2024 Games Industry Market Valuation Report from Bristows LLP inquisitiveminds.bristows.com/post/102j5he/u… #interactiveentertainment #article #technology

Interesting discussions w Creative Industry leaders. Its clear that (a) the UK is home to many of the world's most exciting creative businesses and (b) those businesses need structured support from Govt in order to flourish. We need an Industrial Strategy for the Creative sectors

Video games have evolved into a vibrant cultural phenomenon, influencing film, TV and books.

So much so, games culture is now worth £318m! Check out Video Games Industry Valuation data ⬇️

ukie.org.uk/news/2024/04/2…

Such a great discussion. Video games have an extraordinary ability to create moments of peace, reflection and empathy. What's your most zen video game experience and why is it Stardew Valley?

Both the BAFTA Games Awards and the launch of the #Fallout series feel like breakthrough moments - a moment when the video games and interactive entertainment industry really starts to cut through to mainstream culture and new audiences. Exciting times! MT Ukie

Great video games right here >>

My GDC talk is live on the vault!

Learn about the strategy, successes, and failures of bringing Larian Studios to TikTok right here: gdcvault.com/play/1034607/C…

DELIGHTED to see such a huge splash on the PlayStation UK Store for all our BAFTA Games winners and nominees 🏆😍