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The CMA has concluded its work monitoring the children's online and app-based games market.
Bury football ground will be brought back to life after fans were handed £1 million of government levelling up funding to buy the club’s historic Gigg Lane stadium.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
I’m delighted to have the opportunity to address the Develop conference today. As many of you know, I am a huge fan of the video games industry…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
300,000 teenagers and young adults to benefit from a new sports programme inspiring young people to choose sport
The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) in India will host a panel discussion at the CII India Gaming Show on 2 February, New Delhi.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Government has recognised the need to protect children from inappropriate content and has been working with industry representatives ahead…
Essential support and treatment for vulnerable adults facing a combination of homelessness, substance misuse, poor mental health, domestic abuse, or contact with the criminal justice system.
Ed Vaizey visits UK university highlighted as a leading light by industry review.
Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy has today announced the first round of winners in the Government’s UK Games Fund.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The UK will hold a national sports event to support the recovery and rehabilitation of injured, wounded and ill British military next year.
Wargaming experts at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are harnessing the creative talents of the commercial gaming industry to bring a novel approach to their work.
The games industry should not be pressuring children to make in-game purchases, according to new sector-wide principles published for consultation.
Government welcomes independent report
"We want this to be the Games that lifts up a city, that lifts up our country and that lifts up our world, bringing people together."
A cohort of students from Lancaster University with an interest in game design developed the basic gameplay model.
New innovative video game developers will see their drawing board dreams take a step closer to reality as Culture and the Digital Economy Minister Matt Hancock announced the third round of winners of the UK Games Fund at the launch...
£680,000 in grants to benefit six Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship clubs
The Armed Forces weren't the only ones to work flat out at the Olympics, scores of MOD civilians also gave up their holidays to volunteer. MOD civil servant Lorraine McBride joined the press operations team at Horse Guards Parade for...
Minister for the Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP joined students at the University of Abertay Dundee today.
Video games companies across the UK will be able to begin claiming tax relief up to 25% on their production costs from today.
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