Senior British games sector figures are calling on the Government to fund a new agency that champions the economic, cultural and educational impact of video games throughout the UK. Rick Gibson (GIC), Ian Livingstone CBE, Richard Wilson (CEO of TIGA) and Jo Twist OBE (CEO of UKIE) are calling for a British Games Institute to do 3 things:
- Fund the development of 40 cultural British games every year, with £75k-£100k grants and £100k-£500k loans that widen the investment circle to more private investors and institutions
- Promote the cultural and economic contribution of games to the UK through a new national programme of events and research that celebrate British games culture
- Help train the games workforce with the latest best practice techniques from our leading studios with the help of leading games universities and online training
This new agency should not be a new trade body but a non-membership charity like the British Film Institute. It builds on the long hard work of both trade bodies, taking some of its inspiration from their creative policy initiatives. It should be funded with new money from the Government, the National Lottery and the reasonable commercial returns on games it funds. Its goal should be to help nurture, promote and advance the UK’s games sector in the long term, creating sustainable studios and promoting the cultural value of games. Read more detail here.
We’ve been in discussions with the Government and are making progress but now we need you to join the call for Government to fund this landmark agency by adding your name to this list of over 500 UK games leaders from over 450 organisations including studios, publishers, retailers, artists, universities and arts/science bodies who support this initiative:
| Ian Livingstone, CBE Dr. Richard Wilson, TIGA Michael Denny, Sony Interactive Entertainment Chris Lee Debbie Bestwick MBE, Team 17 Jason Kingsley OBE, Rebellion Ian Hetherington Chris Gage, Midoki Peter Molyneux OBE, 22 Cans Frank Sagnier, Codemasters Simon Gardner, Climax Studios Miles Jacobson OBE, Sports Interactive David Lau-Kee & David Gardner OBE, London Venture Partners Mike Hayes, Mercia Fund Management Saad Choudri, Miniclip Trevor Williams & Gavin Raeburn, Playground Games Shum Singh, Agnitio Capital Rhianna Pratchett Spencer Crossley, Warner Bros John Clark, Sega David Bailey & Ed Fear, Mediatonic Phil Stuart, Preloaded Tim Woodley, 505 Games John Earner, Space Ape Games Douglas Hare, Outplay Entertainment Pete Samuels, Joe Samuels & Stephen Goss, Supermassive Games Hasan Bakhshi, NESTA Paul Durrant, UK Games Talent and Finance CIC Lorna Probert, Aardman Animations Andy Payne OBE & Robin Clarke, AppyNation James Brooksby, Edge Case Games David Hawkins, EXIENT Nick Button-Brown, Sensible Object Hugh Binns, EightPixelsSquare Patrick O’Luanaigh, nDreams Ltd Mark Craig & Nick Davies, Lucid Games Ian Goodall, Aardvark Swift/GradsinGames Mike Cox, Blazing Griffin Martin Alltimes & many from The Imaginati Studios Ltd Justin French, Dream Harvest Games Iain Simons, Gamecity Adrian Hon, Six to Start Anil Mistry, Good Catch Games Brian Baglow, Scottish Games Network Ella Romanos, Rocketlolly Games Gareth Lewis, Strike Gamelabs The Oliver Twins, Made in Creative UK Mark Williams, VooFoo Studios Federico Cicci, Supersolid Chris Payne, Quantum Soup Colin Macdonald, All4Games Chris Bewick, Testronic Simon Sparks, Splendy Kirk Ewing, Veemee David Banner, Wales Interactive Ian Masters, Quiztix Katie Goode, Triangular Pixels Dr. Kam Star, PlayGen Chris Mitchell, @zx_spectrum_30 Jonathan Napier, Slingshot Cartel Dan Thompson, Dan Thompson Studio Michael Lojko, Jagex Steve Ellis, Crash Lab Rosa Carbo-Mascarell, CIF Alex Calvin, MCV Kath Bidwell, State of Play Games Jeff Tawney, The Great Unwashed Donal Phillips, Northern Ireland Screen Vincent Scheurer, Sarassin LLP Nick Baynes, Gunjin Games Greg Buchanan, Buchanan Productions Anthony Gowland, Ant Workshop Paddy Sinclair, Proper Games Mark Sorrell, Rovio UK Holly Gramazio, Matheson Marcault Gary, Sigtrap John Cook, Bad Management Anthony Caulfield, Gracious Films Mark Hardisty, No Yetis Allowed Mark Faulkner, Play Fusion Daniel Emery, Beattie Communications Daniel Read, Rebelephant Limited Ste Pickford, The Pickford Bros Howard Tomlinson, Astraware Ltd Michale Brown, Boneloaf Kish Hirani, BAME in Games Stoo Cambridge, Hobeka Jeremie Texier, Another Place Productions Ltd Jamie Macdonald, Fosse Games Peter Lovell, NaturalMotion Barry Meade, Fireproof Games Tom Kinniburgh, mobilefreetoplay Darren Redgrave, Execution Unit Ltd Stefano Petrullo, Renaissance PR Andy Chambers, Reforged Studios Martyn Bramall, Mars on a Stick Andrew Bennison, Prospect Games Steve Owen, Game Press Ltd Martin Caine, Retroburn James Marsden & Kirsty Rigden, Futurlab Adrian Curry, Kent House Solutions Anthony N.Putson, Orchestral Media Developments Jonathan Kane, Iglu media Neil Hutchinson, AlphaBlit Ltd John McCormack, Another Place Productions Robin Jubber, Jubbernaut Ltd Nele Steenput, A Brave Plan Matthew C. Applegate, Creative Computing Club Jamie Firth, Monkey 99 Tim Newsome, Desktop Daydreams Studios Rachel Weston, Virttrade Ltd Gary Foreman, Slipstream Games Byron Atkinson-Jones, Xiotex Studios Phil Duncan & Oli De-Vine, Ghost Town Games Joe Moulding, Fallen Tree Games Mark Jackson, Red9 Andrew Richards, Codeplay Caspian Prince, Puppygames Brian Rodway, Affinity Studios Luke Whittaker, State of Play Basar Simitci, Joyful Works Michael Walter Van Der Velden, Vandie Studios Andrew Joseph, Yolkfolk Rhys Lewis, Squarehead Studios Roderick Kennedy, Simul Software Nick Burcombe, Playrise Digital Ltd Bob Makin, SockMonkey Studios Tim Constant, Panic Barn Zarrar Chishti, Tentacle Solutions James Cox, YoYo Games Laurence McDonald, Origin8 Technologies Ltd Philip Ings, No Bull Intentions Ltd Paul Kilduff-Taylor, Mode 7 Jason Forth, JForth Designs David Fullick and Dan Griffiths, Monster and Monster Jonathan Ridgway, Rebourne Studios Eric Youngblood, The Digital Toy Company Ltd Peter Ainsworth, A Collection of Bits Rhys Clarke, Rogo Digital James Carroll, Evil Twin Artworks Ltd Guy Simmons, My Little Planet Ben Beckford, Boondoggle Studios Shan Blackwood, RIE Studios Ltd Alex Curtis & Steven Golding, PolyInteractive Games Dr. Luke Dicken, Robot Overlord Games Gavin Powell, Deceptive Games Ltd Rik Alexander, Super Punk Games Ewa Aguero Padilla, MuHa Games David Cooper, Cooply Jake Willey, Sumo Digital Ric Lumb, Putty CAD Karen Reynolds, Tall Studios Huw Marshall, Games Wales John Kirriemuir, Silversprite Adam Boyne, BetaJester Chris Spaks, Retroactive Creatives Natalie Griffith, Press Space Jonathan Harris, Bulldog Interactive Peter Marcus, Officially Group Jennifer Schneidereit, Nyamnyam Andy Brown, Replay Events Dean Hulton, BlueBlaze Studio Ltd Dave Sharp, Binary Asylum Jason Guthrie, Laireon Games Neil Campbell, Viewpoint Games Alice Guy, PaperSeven Anthony Lewis, pixeldough studios Christian West, Playsport Games Ellie Lawson, GameSparks Cumron Ashtiani, Atomhawk Design Rich Stone, TrueGaming Network Gordon Hall, G Hall Management Ros Mansfield, Furious Bee Ltd. Andy Gibson, Team Pesky Chris Bateman, International Hobo Ltd Simon Smith, thumbfood Adam Willingham, Reflections Paul Norris, Mad Fellows Ian Hamilton, IHDC Kenny Young, AudBod Kitty Crawford, Blackstaff Games Rhodri Broadbent, Dakko Dakko Simon Davis, Mighty Bear Alex Zoro & Andy Wafer, Pixel Toys Ltd Dann Sullivan, Big Boss Battle James Vaughan, Ndemic Creations Dugan Jackson, Tikipod Kevin Wolstenholme, RisingHigh Apps Ltd Jonathan Ackerley, Triple B Games Ken Bird, West Coast Group Paul Jennings, Totem Learning Ltd Geoff Newman, Endlife Studios Jamie Degen, Isom-metric Games Paul Roberts, Playing with Giants Alex Darby, Darbotron Tom Elliott & Jonathon Wilson, Coatsink Liam Twose, Adliberum.com Georg Engebakken, Reform games CIC Alexander Birke, Out Of Bounds Games Paris Stalker, ALL iN Mike Hassett, Red Video Creative Des Gayle, Altered Gene Peadar McMahon, Mojopin Studios Kris Kelly & many from Enter Yes Albert Millis, Virtual Umbrella Louise James, Generic Evil Business Ltd Matt Phillips, Big Evil Corporation Robert Bond, Bristows LLP Adam Dickinson, Mi Dean Baker, Red Chain Games Ltd Dr Andrew Hague, Very Good Friend Ltd Mark Holland, Sync Interactive Ltd Ben Barker, Run An Empire Adam Betteridge, Authentic Media Group Leo Zullo, Wired Productions Mark Selby, Development Strategies Viki Johnson, A Little Red Panda Greg Maguire, Humain Ltd James Thompson, Automaton Tracey McGarrigan, Ansible Benjamin Woolf, ANDi Games Ltd Lee Fogarty, Creative Spectrum Alexander Joshua Davis, SYNCHRONIC DESIGN Stewart Thompson, Dark North Studio Will Barr, Billy Goat Entertainment Ltd Andy Yoeman, Focus Games Rich Barham, Round Table Games Studio Phil Wilson, Reagent Games Rob Davis, Playniac Daniel Cleaton, ObSkewer Games David Shenoda, Funny Looking Games Rob Shaw, The Cambridge Geek Benjamin Ryalls, Linx Anthony McGaw, Litmus Games Evtim Trenkov, Playright Games Ian Thomas, Talespinners Charlie Scrimshaw, Modux Richard McClaughry, Well Played Games Ltd |
Rick Gibson, GIC Dr. Jo Twist OBE, UKIE David Braben OBE, Frontier Phil Mansell, Jagex Philip Oliver, Andrew Oliver & Richard Smithies, Radiant Worlds Carl Cavers, Sumo Digital Jon Burton & Jonathan Smith, TT Games Tim Heaton, Creative Assembly Phil Rogers, Eidos Andrew Wensley, Rare Ltd Stephen Hey, EA Chillingo Dominic Wheatley, Catalis Michael Acton Smith OBE & Ian Chambers, Mind Candy Ian Harper, Future Games of London Chris van der Kuyl, 4J Studios/Team 17 Dave Gould, Take Two Ged Keaveney, Steve Dunn, Andy Tudor, Dr Stephen Baysted & Dave Flynn, Slightly Mad Studios Chris Southall, SEGA Hardlight Jude Ower OBE, Joost Schuur & Lou Fawcett, Playmob Travis Winstanley, Kuju Entertainment Paul Sulyok, Green Man Gaming Oscar Clark, Unity/Rocketlolly Derek Pettigrew, Strawdog Studios Ltd Matt Edmunds, Stainless Games Stuart Dinsey & many from Curve Digital Nick Gibson, Gunjin Games Noirin Carmody & Charles Cecil, Revolution Software Ltd Henrique Olifiers & Imre Jele, Bossa Studios Nicholas Lovell, Gamesbrief James Batchelor, Gamesindustry.biz Daniel Parker, NinjaKiwi Europe James Anderson Chris James, Steel Media Ed French, GameSessions Darren Garrett, Popogami Bradley Crooks, BBC Worldwide Simon Dean, Games Foundry Paul Gardner, Wiggin Steve Cartwright, Henderson Loggie Ric Moore, The Secret Police Ltd Simon Bennett, Roll7 Leigh Coy, Leandelle Jamie Sefton, Game Republic Kate Kneale, HKD Frank Arnot, Stormcloud Games Stuart Lee, Interactionman Maurice Suckling, Mustard Corp. Scott Richmond & Josh Bishop, Brightrock Games Oli Christie, Neon Play Jordan Kirk, Yakuto Rory Scott Russell, Fusebox Games Nathan Beardmore & Berni Williams, Centrifuge Sergey, Mizar Games Olly Bennett, Cardboard Sword Peter Williamson, Supersonic Software Ltd. Venu Tammabatula, Gamar Paul Colls, Fierce Kaiju Drew Wilkins, Fish in a Bottle Mark Phillips, Harbottle & Lewis Alex Wood, Havering College Liam Bowles, Enigmatic Studios Mark Eyles, University of Portsmouth Graham Morgan, Newcastle University Christos Gatzidis & Lewis Ball, Bournemouth University Jon Weinbren, University of Surrey Jack Lowe, University of London Paul Hollins, University of Bolton Simon Scarle, University of the West of England Justin Parsler, Brunel University London Julie Taylor, Goldsmiths, University of London Mark Featherstone, Sheffield Hallam University Liz Cable, Leeds Trinity University Matthew Crossley, Manchester Metropolitan University Luke Herbert, Wonderstruck Games Ben Trewhella & Dan Page, Opposable Games David Amor, MAG Interactive Imran Yusuf, Gamesaid Kirk McKeand, PCGamesN Oliver Smith, Brash Games Jane Birkett, Grey Alien Games David Mitchell, Two Tails Lee Clare, 2BITPUNKS Stephen Swan, Leapfrog Digital Christian-Peter Heimbach, Actioncy Ltd Richard Bartle, University of Essex Nia Wearn, Staffordshire University Matthew Barr, University of Glasgow Tim Jackson, East Kent College Simon Reid, Birmingham Ormiston Academy Dr Michael Scott, Falmouth University Aaron Fothergill, Strange Flavour Ltd Dr. David King, University of the Arts London Mark Jawdoszak, Gaslight Games Travis Ryan, Dumpling Design Ltd Roger Womack, Sports Director Ltd George Osborn, Go Editorial Ben Le Rougetel, Indigo Pearl Stephen Morris, Greenfly Studios Andrzej Marczewski, Gamified UK Andrew Roper & Andrew J Smith, Spilt Milk Studios Fraser McCormick, Grumpy Ferret Alex Rose, Alex Rose Games Nathan John, Unruly Attractions Paul Brooke, Wish Studios Kim Burrows, Shortround Games Aron Durkin, Short Spline Studios Matt Griffiths, Tim Ansell, Cao-hsin Lee & Tom Roberts, BottledBy Games David Lane, Fat Fish Games Toby Allen, Microsoft Dan Wakefield, Antagonist Rob Sienkiewicz & Rowen Holt, Second Impact Games Julian McKinlay, Sublight Digital Paul Hilton, Can Studios Neil Glenister, 232 Studios Andrei Buta, Fan Studio Ashley Gwinnel, Force of Habit Simon Oliver, Handcircus Lee Snookes, Flix Interactive Limited Enda Carey, The Studio School Pawel Pieciak, 2P Games Andy Gibson, Brand New Bad Idea Barnaby Smith, Sabresaurus Richard Ogden, Red Phantom Games Ltd Thomas Brown, Burning Arrow Ltd Adrian Hawkins, Twistplay Martijn van der Meulen, Snap Finger Click Ltd Brian Smirth, 48k Applications Ltd Nitin Thakrar, Elearning Studios David Ross, The Media Team Dan Counsell, Realmac Software Jamie Campbell, Carl Dalton & Richard Badger, d3t Ltd Philip Crowson, Nomanis / Twitch John Pullen, After Dark Studios Ltd Richard Bang, Freekstorm Pete Everett & Luigi Fumero, Player Three Richard Smith, Totem Learning Ltd James Niesewand, Illyriad Games Clemens Wangerin, vTime Hussein Chahine, Yazino Technologies Ltd Laurent Arhuro, HistoryApps Daniel R Steer, Back To Basics Gaming David Smith, Women in Games Jason Lord, Liquid Crimson Daniel Collier, Tundra Games Nicoll Hunt, I Fight Bears Matthew Hanlon, Bit By Bit Games Lee Hickey, Games Faction Ltd Steve Ince Richard Vanner, The Game Creators Robert Sliwinski, Codematic Systems Luke Amer, Square Mountain Dave Kirk, Desktop Gaming Kirstin Whittle, VMC Mike Tucker, Bitmap Bureau Ltd Ash Colclough, Binary Planets Rocco Loscalzo, PlayStyle Games Simon Brislin, SIMIANB LTD Bruce Grove, Polystream Philip Bray, Braysoft Jack Cooney, Nerd Colin Jones, Potassium Frog Ltd Jonathan Seymour, TickTock Games Mike Delves, Yippee Entertainment Ltd Ivan Davies, Catalyst Alan Boyce, DragonfiAR Jonathan Beales, Digital Depot Ltd Ollie Clarke, Modern Dream Nic Makin, Makin Games Jeffrey Sheen, Stargazy Studios Veronique Lallier, Hirez Studios Mike Montgomery, The Bitmap Brothers Kostas Zarifis, Kinesthetic Games Ltd Russell Harding & Claire Boissiere, Conspexit Games Studio Tim Meredith, Motion Corps Ltd Dan Marshall, Size Five Games Richard Logan-Baker, Dream Walker Games Craig Watson, AceViral Ltd John Stewart, Hunted Cow Studios Ltd Sean Oxspring, Hitpoint Games Ltd Alexander Illes, Made With Numbers Tim Stoddard, Gamepopper Dean Noakes, Noaksey Roberta Saliani & Danny Goodayle, Just a Pixel Simon Iwaniszak, Red Kite Games Jonathan Price, aPriori Digital Matt Gambell, Skatanic Studios Jay Britton, Voice of Jay Britton Elizabeth Henwood, Sock Thuggery Chloe Goodchild, Ragechild Bruce Slater, Radical Forge Holly Grant, DigitalCity Rob Ollett, Gameco Lee Hutchinson & Darren Arquette, Double Eleven Ltd Laith Al-Janabi, Digiment Shaz Yousaf, Honey Tribe Studios Adrian Hirst, Weaseltron Entertainment Ltd Mike Rouse & Xu Xiaojun, Studio Gobo Kevin Beimers, Italic Pig Amy Dinsey, Premier PR Mark Hastings, Guerilla Tea Ben Leggett, The Machine Ltd David Baxter, Boom Clap Games Joshua Baldwin, Coldwood Interactive Darren Falcus, Hippo Entertainment Roger Hulley BSc., Alternative Software Ltd Mark Greenshields, Firebrand Games Maurizio Sciglio, Cloudgine Rodolfo Rosini, Storybricks Daniel Gallagher, House of Wire Ltd Gregorios Kythreotis, Shedworks Digital Kayleigh Watson, Substance Global Dale Green, Greeny Games Studio Ken Noland, Fundamental Games Antonia Koop & Marius Strohschneider, Corncutter Games Sayem Ahmed Nicholas Holden, Ocarina Studios Mark Weber, Atticmedia Daniel Atherton, Overdose Media Jonathan Cauldwell, ZX Spectrum Developer Jevvrey Sheen, Stargazy Studios Owen Davies, Arcfire Games Charles Burt, Colossal Games David Statter, Costume & Play Anthony Bowler, Razor Sharp Studios Mevlut Dinc, Pixel Age Studios Charles Hunter, Mudlark Matthew Duddington, Everture Studios Ltd James Dillon, War Hungry Productions David Christensen, Leviathan Creative Matthew Syett, Table Flip Games |
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