Keep up with what we're doing and what's happening in the UK games industry with the latest news.

**New report outlines way forward for the video games industry**

Skills crisis putting the breaks on business growth, say video games companies

Check out the full programme of talks, exhibitors, roundtables and more at the Ukie Student Conference at Staffordshire University on Wednesday 25 October 2023.

Assassin's Creed Mirage and Detective Pikachu Returns fail to crack number one in their first week of release, entering the charts at two and three respectively

Games industry education initiative Digital Schoolhouse adapts popular esports tournament title to fundraise as part of specially commissioned innovative gaming show on the BBC.

Mortal Kombat 1 rises to the top of the UK boxed games charts, with Hogwarts Legacy falling to second.

Hogwarts Legacy retakes top spot of the UK boxed games charts, with Starfield dropping to eighth.

Key themes included the unique moment the organisations finds itself in, how the industry can close the skills gap and Ukie's upcoming Manifesto launch

Starfield shoots its way to the top of the UK boxed games charts, whilst Hogwarts Legacy has fallen from first down to second.

The programme sees secondary schools take part in an immersive experience to learn about the range of exciting careers available in video games and esports.

A new report from Ukie and The Story Mob with exclusive data from YouGov takes the temperature of UK esports in a series of expert interviews.

Hogwarts Legacy flies to the top of the UK boxed games charts, with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga rising rapidly from sixth to second.