Steam now requires age verification in the UK for mature game pages
Steam has added age verification in advance of the UK online safety act
United Kingdom Gaming News
The BBC has re-released a 1984 documentary about the UK computer games industry
Commercial Breaks follows Ocean and Imagine Software, and captures the latter going bust
Thank Goodness You’re Here wins UKIE’s Game of the Year award
UK video game trade body UKIE has announced its 2025 award winners
UK government rejects calls to prohibit disabling of live service games
“There are no plans to amend UK consumer law on disabling video games”
The Pokémon Company vows to improve after London reservation struggles
Pokémon Center London reservation issues caused thousands to miss out
Physical video game sales collapsed in the UK last year
UK digital game revenue also fell slightly in a tough year for the industry
EA Sports FC 25 tops UK chart in strong month for new releases
Space Marine 2, Astro Bot, NBA 2K25 and Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom also debuted last month
EA Sports FC and PS5 top July’s UK sales charts
EA Sports College Football 25 was last month’s highest new entry
London O2’s Virgin Media Gamepad venue ‘attracts nearly 90,000 people’
The arena's free-to-visit gaming space launched last summer
UK Elden Ring sales rose nearly 500% in June thanks to Shadow of the Erdtree
But EA Sports FC 24 topped last month’s software chart, while PS5 again led console sales
