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The new release drought is finally over as this week we have 3 new games in the Top 5, all well-...

26th January, 2012 - London, United Kingdom – Games and interactive entertainment trade...

UKIE will...

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UKIE Week 05 2012 UK Video Games Charts

06/02/12

The new release drought is finally over as this week we have 3 new games in the Top 5, all well-respected Japanese franchises. The first new No1 of 2012 is Square-Enix’s PS3/360 ‘Final Fantasy XIII-2’, the follow-up to the biggest-selling Final Fantasy game in the UK (at least in terms of week 1 sales) and that was ‘Final Fantasy XIII’ back in week 10, 2010.
UKIE Week 04 2012 UK Video Games Charts

30/01/12
UKIE sponsors student travel fund for Blitz Games Studios 2012 Open Days

26/01/12

26th January, 2012 - London, United Kingdom – Games and interactive entertainment trade body, UKIE is delighted to be providing a student travel fund to help successful student applicants attend the Blitz Games Studios 2012 Student Open Days.
UKIE to respond to Government Copyright Consultation

25/01/12

UKIE will be responding to the Government’s Consultation on the recommendations from last year’s Hargreaves Review of the UK’s Copyright system. Professor Ian Hargreaves published his Independent review of IP & growth in May 2011. The review made 10 recommendations to change the UK's copyright system and the current consultation is to gather relevant evidence regarding the effectiveness and practicality of introducing them.
UKIE to launch first ever games industry digital chart in February

25/01/12

UKIE is pleased to announce that it will be publishing a Beta version of the UKIE PC Download Chart in February.

PEGI is the age rating system for videogames....

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