13 th August 2012– Cologne, Germany– The UK Industry trade stand at GDC Europe, managed by Ukie, opens its doors for business at the two day Expo.
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) has established itself as the must attend show for developers looking to expand their knowledge base, grow their business connections and overseas trade.
UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie) is managing the UKTI industry trade stand at GDC to promote the UK as the best place to develop and publish games and interactive entertainment.
Fourteen of the UK’s brightest games companies will be represented on the stand which forms an integral part of the recently announced new Ukie strategy to support emerging and development business in the UK.
Ukie CEO, Jo Twist, commented“GDC Europe is a fantastic chance to show the rest of Europe, and the world the best of the UK industry. We know businesses need to be able to network and promote their great work at the show and it made sense for Ukie to bring these companies together on one stand through our partnership with UKTI. Anyone who is interested in finding out more about the opportunities in the UK or working with great UK companies should make their way to our stand to say hello.”
The UK Industry stand can be found in the Expo area, stand number 156. The companies with representation on the UK stand are–
Games-Masters.com
Get Games
Ludus Magnus
Marketing Birmingham
Mastertronic
Mediatonic
Multiplay
OnLive
OPM
PlayMob
RedBedlam
Scottish Development International
Thumbstar Games
Universally Speaking
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Contacts:
For all press enquiries, please contact the Ukie press office on T: +44 (0)20 7534 0582 or E: press@ukie.org.uk .
About Ukie
The Association for United Kingdom Interactive Entertainment or Ukie is a trade body that represents the whole of the UK’s video games and wider interactive entertainment industry. Founded in 1989 (and formerly known as ELSPA), Ukie’s membership includes games publishers, developers and the academic institutions that support the industry.
Ukie works with government to champion a range of issues including age ratings, education and skills, tax incentives 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.
