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The Association for United Kingdom Interactive Entertainment or Ukie (pronounced YOU-KEY) is a trade body that aims to support, grow and promote the whole of the UK’s games and interactive entertainment industry. Founded in 2010 (although formerly known as ELSPA), Ukie’s membership includes all the major UK and global games publishers and the best of UK development talent - from promising start-ups to some of the biggest, most successful studios operating in the UK today.
Ukie works with government to champion a range of issues including age ratings, education and skills, access to finance and protecting intellectual property rights. It also works with the media to ensure true and accurate representation of the sector by raising awareness of the industry’s positive economic contribution and the societal benefits of gaming to policy makers, regulators and consumers.
One of Ukie’s key roles is to support its members by providing them with key market information, promoting careers and offering the business support services, training and best-practice knowledge to enable them to operate most effectively.
We also offer comprehensive events programme to give the games industry access to key information, leading industry figures and give everyone the chance to network. You can see our events programme here.
In addition, Ukie compiles weekly, monthly and annual retail charts and sales reports for the UK market.
For press questions email press@ukie.org.uk
Or call +44 (0)20 7534 0580
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Latest press releases
Ukie supports BGI and National Videogame Museum, calls on industry to go further to fill public funding gap for games culture
Thursday 28th November - Ukie has further demonstrated its support for video games culture and education by making the BGI charity and its National Videogame Museum (NVM) a member of the trade body.
Ukie launches The Next Level manifesto - calls for public funding to support creation of cultural video games, UK Games Fund and regional growth
Ukie has today published its manifesto for the 2019 general election, setting out how the next Government can support the country’s thriving video games and interactive entertainment industry.
Ukie response to Children's Commissioner's research into online play
Tuesday 22nd October, 00:01am - Responding to the Children's Commissioner's research into online play amongst children, Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of Ukie, said:
“We welcome the Children’s Commissioner’s research into the experiences of children with online games. The report shows how important online play is to their lives and how games bring children together, spark creativity and equip them with vital skills for a digital age.
Green Game Jam: Ukie partners with Space Ape Games and Playmob for environmentally conscious game jam
21 October 2019, 2pm - Ukie, Space Ape Games and Playmob are collaborating to deliver an environmentally conscious Green Game Jam for students across the UK.
The jam – which is taking place on the 5-6 November across the length and breadth of the country - tasks Ukie’s student game jammers with creating compelling games to raise awareness of key climate issues amongst players.
National Literacy Trust, Ukie and Penguin Random House Children’s create partnership to research relationship between video games and literacy
National Literacy Trust, Ukie and Penguin Random House Children’s create partnership to research relationship between video games and literacy
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Square Enix, Hi-Rez and PlayStation London Studio sign up to support Ukie Diversity Census
Friday 20th September, 11am (BST) - A further wave of leading games companies have signed up to support Ukie’s UK Games Industry Diversity Census, extending the reach of the most detailed analysis of workforce diversity in our sector.
Square Enix, Hi-Rez Studios, PlayStation London Studio, Futurlab, Fusebox Games, Payload Studios and Roll 7 have agreed to become partners, ensuring they will distribute the census to their entire UK employee base to help it reach as widely as possible and therefore deliver the most representative set of results possible.
Ukie responds to Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee: Immersive and addictive technologies report
Thursday 12th September 2019 - Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of UK Interactive Entertainment said in response to the DCMS Select Committee's Immersive and Addictive Technologies Inquiry report:
Ukie responds to High Court ruling regarding sale and distribution of ‘circumvention’ devices for the Nintendo Switch
Tuesday 10 September - Today, the UK High Court found the sale and distribution of ‘circumvention’ devices for the Nintendo Switch unlawful.
Ukie board: Stuart Dinsey becomes Ukie chair and election results announced at AGM
Thursday 5th September - The Ukie board has seen some notable change in both its officer role and its board make up following its most recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 4th September.
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