We are the leading trade body for the UK games and interactive entertainment industry. We represent over 2,000 games businesses to support 73,000 jobs across the UK. Our mission is to supercharge the future of the UK video games and interactive entertainment industry.
Are you passionate about the UK games industry and ready to help shape its future? Ukie nominations for our 2025 Board of Directors elections open on 19th August, and we want to hear from you.
From 25th July 2025, games businesses that offer user-to-user services accessible by UK children must comply with new safety requirements under the Online Safety Act. Ofcom’s Protection of Children Codes of Practice set out detailed expectations for how services should reduce the risk of harm to children online.
Today, members of the new UK Video Games Council have been announced, bringing together leading UK games industry figures from across the games ecosystem to help shape the future of the UK’s £7.82bn video games and interactive entertainment sector.
The UK Government has published its Modern Industrial Strategy 2025 – a strategic vision for long-term economic growth, investment, and innovation across key sectors of the UK economy. As part of this strategy, a dedicated Creative Industries Sector Plan has been launched.
Ukie responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, outlining what the measures mean for the UK games industry and our ongoing work to support developers, publishers and the wider interactive entertainment sector.
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of four new members to the Ukie board, bringing fresh perspectives and invaluable experience to help shape the future of the UK games and interactive entertainment industry.
We are proud to share our Annual Review 2025, marking the first full year of our Supercharged strategy – Ukie’s bold, five-year plan to support, champion and grow the UK’s world-leading games and interactive entertainment industry.
Ukie responds to report concerning the UK Video Games Council, setting out Ukie’s position, correcting factual inaccuracies, and clarifying the roles of Ukie and the Council in relation to the matters raised.
A coalition of over 60 leading organisations from the UK’s creative and digital industries, alongside education experts, today call on the Government to introduce a new Digital Creativity GCSE
Ukie, the trade body for the UK's games and interactive entertainment industry, today announces the launch of Interactive Entertainment Scotland (IES), a new dedicated Scottish body designed to champion the country's rapidly growing games sector.
Ukie in partnership with Tencent and the Department for Business and Trade, with delivery partner Player One Consulting, have announced the second year of the Video Games Growth Programme designed to help ambitious studios across the UK scale both creatively and commercially.
Ukie is delighted to invite all members to our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 1st October.
Ukie is proud to once again support UK games businesses at Gamescom the world’s largest games event, taking place in Cologne from August 20-22.
Are you passionate about the UK games industry and ready to help shape its future? Ukie nominations for our 2025 Board of Directors elections open on 19th August, and we want to hear from you.
From 25th July 2025, games businesses that offer user-to-user services accessible by UK children must comply with new safety requirements under the Online Safety Act. Ofcom’s Protection of Children Codes of Practice set out detailed expectations for how services should reduce the risk of harm to children online.
Today, members of the new UK Video Games Council have been announced, bringing together leading UK games industry figures from across the games ecosystem to help shape the future of the UK’s £7.82bn video games and interactive entertainment sector.
The UK Government has published its Modern Industrial Strategy 2025 – a strategic vision for long-term economic growth, investment, and innovation across key sectors of the UK economy. As part of this strategy, a dedicated Creative Industries Sector Plan has been launched.
Ukie responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, outlining what the measures mean for the UK games industry and our ongoing work to support developers, publishers and the wider interactive entertainment sector.
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of four new members to the Ukie board, bringing fresh perspectives and invaluable experience to help shape the future of the UK games and interactive entertainment industry.
We are a trade association representing the entire video games ecosystem – from indie developers to AAA studios, publishers, and the businesses that support them, in the UK and beyond.
Register for Digital Schoolhouse's January Ingenuity Day, exclusively for Lead Teachers.
Register for Ukie Education & Industry Mixer to meet exclusively with educators and professionals from across creative digital industries.
Build an esports team and take on Splatoon 3 in our senior tournament on Nintendo Switch!
Register for Digital Schoolhouse's January Ingenuity Day, exclusively for Lead Teachers.
Register for Ukie Education & Industry Mixer to meet exclusively with educators and professionals from across creative digital industries.
Build an esports team and take on Splatoon 3 in our senior tournament on Nintendo Switch!
Register for Digital Schoolhouse's January Ingenuity Day, exclusively for Lead Teachers.
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