Louisa Keight

Meanwhile, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga dropped to number three, whilst Mario Kart 8 Deluxe retained its spot at number four and Pokémon Legends: Arceus climbed to number five.

This summer the Ukie Hub Crawl will make its way to Leamington Spa, Belfast, Bristol and London as part of a 9-week tour also including Guildford, Brighton, Dundee and Liverpool.

Four things for video games businesses to know about the 2022 Queen’s Speech

With talks from Elaine Dowman (Barlcays), Matt Murphy (Genba Digital), Nick Ferguson (Microsoft) and a panel discussion with Kostas Zafaris (Rogue Sun) and James Brooksby (Absolutely Games).

A big week for Nintendo as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Kirby and the Forgotten Land appear in fourth and fifth place respectively.

The BFI has invited us to a focused session for the games industry to hear your views and feedback on the funding framework for 2023 to 2033.

Last week's bestseller, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has dropped to number two, whilst Gran Turismo 7 has crept up 7 places to number three.

The title has emerged as the second biggest launch of 2022 and the fastest selling Lego game of all time.

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Gran Turismo 7 and Horizon Forbidden West in second and third position respectively with big launches FIFA 2022 and Pokémon Legends: Arceus appeared at numbers four and five.

Last week's top runner Kirby and the Forgotten Land appears at number two.

With 39 nominees across 18 categories, it was a fantastic evening for the UK games industry.

2K's Tiny Tina's Wonderlands comes in at number two.

Women from across the video game industry talked about their careers to inspire and empower budding games developers.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which held the top spot for three consecutive weeks, has therefore fallen to number two.

A thought leadership series posted fortnightly on GI Biz focused on key games industry figures' vision of the games industry in 2022 and beyond.

Meanwhile Dying Light 2: Stay Human entered the charts at number two.

Start-up games businesses will benefit from funding as part of a £50 million boost to help drive economic growth and level up the country, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced today.

Research from Ukie and University of York also recommends developing your own code of conduct, running events at different times of the day or week and improving accessibility through live streaming.

The two programmes will support the separate needs of early stage games developers and early stage games technology and service companies.

Nintendo's prequel beats new double-pack remaster Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection as well as favourites such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and FIFA 22.

Building on last week's event, speakers shared guidance on helping your team develop the skills you, and they, need for the long term.

This week's top game was Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with FIFA 22, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Call of Duty: Vanguard at number two, three and five respectively.

The event dealt with where and how to find and retain the talent that fuels the games industry.

FIFA 22 reached the second spot, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons in third place.

Routine bestsellers FIFA 22 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons came in at numbers two and three respectively.

Meanwhile Xbox's Halo Infinite returned to the top five after its release on 15th November. 

Join us for a brief look back at everything we got up to this year.

Join us for a brief look back at everything we got up to this year.

Last week's number one bestseller, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, fell out of the charts to number 6.

The remakes of the 2006 titles topped the charts, whilst Battlefield 2042 entered at number three.

The team at Innovate UK cite the 'goliath' that is the UK games industry.

Meanwhile new releases Far Cry 6 and Metroid Dread, take the second and third spots respectively.

Recent releases Far Cry 6 and Metroid Dread appeared in second and third places respectively.

Renewed funding from the Mayor of London guarantees groundbreaking event returns.

This year Develop:Brighton is back in person - and Team Ukie have plenty of activities planned.

Over 20 speakers from the worlds of games and climate science took to the virtual stage.

Meanwhile Far Cry 6 maintained its spot at number two for the same period.

FIFA 22 takes the number two position this week, with Mario Party Superstars in third place.

Meanwhile Forza Horizon 5 reached number four in its first week of release.

Laura talks Digital Schoolhouse, D&D and turning a wardrobe into a bench.

Hello Games' Tim Woodley talks scuba diving, his vision for the games industry and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

In game messaging, community streams and in person panels spreading positive mental health messaging between Friday 8th October and Sunday 10th October.

The second highest placed new release was Hot Wheels Unleashed, coming in at number four after 2010's Sonic Colours Ultimate.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tops the charts this week, with favourites Minecraft and Animal Crossing: New Horizons in second and third position.

Sony Interactive Entertainment's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut appeared in the second and third spots.

Meet the panellists for this year's AGM discussion, taking place Thursday 16th September.

Kirstie talks Rush Team, cooking new recipes and Boxer dogs

Aliens: Fireteam Elite dropped to no. 12 whilst Grand Theft Auto V remained in the top 5.

Winners will be revealed at a ceremony during Develop:Brighton 2021.