--- title: Ukie's Tencent-backed Video Games Growth Programme... description: Ukie announced 30 UK game studios selected for its 2026 Video Games Growth Programme, backed by Tencent and the UK Department for Business and Trade. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-s-tencent-backed-video-games-growth-programme-returns-with-30-strong-cohort-of-studios-dx3xujtyo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ukie's Tencent-backed Video Games Growth Programme returns with 30-strong cohort of studios | daily.dev og:description: Ukie announced 30 UK game studios selected for its 2026 Video Games Growth Programme, backed by Tencent and the UK Department for Business and Trade. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-s-tencent-backed-video-games-growth-programme-returns-with-30-strong-cohort-of-studios-dx3xujtyo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dX3xUjtyo.png og:image:alt: Ukie's Tencent-backed Video Games Growth Programme returns with 30-strong cohort of studios og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ukie's Tencent-backed Video Games Growth Programme returns with 30-strong cohort of studios **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ukie announced 30 UK game studios selected for its 2026 Video Games Growth Programme, backed by Tencent and the UK Department for Business and Trade. The program splits participants into two tracks: Accelerator for emerging studios (17 companies) and Scale-up for established studios seeking growth (13 companies). Participants receive expert-led sessions, structured curriculum from Player One Consulting, and insights from Tencent to help scale creatively and commercially. The initiative supports the UK games sector, which generates over £2 billion in GVA and is backed by a new £30 million Games Growth Package. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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