Well it looks like the UK’s existence is finally going to be acknowledged in the world of spotlight games conferences. A spokesperson confirmed with GamesIndustry.biz that Microsoft’s X07 event was no longer to take place, but that Microsoft were hoping to bring some sort of show to the UK.

“X07 is not going ahead,” the spokesperson confirmed.

“We’re looking at doing something here in the UK. It will be from a UK point of view, not from a European point of view.”

According to the spokesperson, the timing for the new UK event is “still to be confirmed”. However, he did state that it is set to take place “before Christmas”.

Good news for games journalists and gamers alike in the UK, hopefully this will help put the UK firmly on the world map for large industry conferences. Here’s hoping for some availability of tickets to the general public, although I doubt it!