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What’s on the UK Stand Tuesday 22 August: 10.00am: Pastries & fruit sponsored by Pole to Win (exhibitors & their guests) and Juice Bar by TAKEOFF 1.00pm: Afternoon Tea sponsored by Green Man Gaming (exhibitors & their guests) 6.00pm – 8.00pm: Networking drinks reception hosted by OPM Response (open to all) Wednesday 23 August: 10.00am: Pastries & fruit sponsored by Pole to Win (exhibitors & their guests) and Juice Bar by TAKEOFF

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The UK is home to some of the most creatively brilliant and technologically innovative games companies in the world, creating some of the biggest globally recognised content. As the trade body for UK games, we are delighted to be hosting a record 80 UK companies on our stand this year. Here are the top three reasons why the UK is the best place in the world to make and sell games: 1. Talent, innovation and creativity The UK has a proven history of making some of the biggest and best globallyrecognised games titles, and is the European leader in developing mobile apps. Our home-grown titles include console giants Grand Theft Auto and the Batman: Arkham series, mobile phenomenon Monument Valley, and Indie successes such as Virginia and Overcooked. We now have over 2,160 games companies in the UK, from the smallest start-ups to large multinational brands working across console, mobile apps, online, PC, esports, VR and AR.

2. A world leading business environment The UK is a home to a business, regulatory and tax environment that supports games companies. We have a diverse talent pool of games-makers, fantastic links to international trade partners, world-class educational courses, and generous tax breaks. Our Video Games Tax Relief has been in place since 2014, and offers 20% money back on development costs, across all platforms and business models. Since the introduction of the relief in April 2014, £119m has been paid out in response to 420 claims. The UK invests in the next generation of games talent, with over 100 UK-wide universities providing over 300 specialist games making courses. Computing has also replaced the outdated ICT curriculum, meaning we are preparing the learners of today for the jobs of tomorrow right from primary education. You can read more about Ukie’s Digital Schoolhouse creative computing initiative, which is powered by PlayStation, and supports teachers and learners with play-based computing education, on page 10.

3. One of the world’s biggest digital marketplaces Games were the biggest grossing entertainment sector of 2016, outselling the total revenues of music and video combined. According to the Entertainment Retailers Association, UK games sales figures for 2016 were £2.96bn. UK consumer spend on games products and events in 2016 was £4.33bn. This was propelled by huge growth in mobile games as the UK mobile games market alone is worth nearly £1bn. We also saw a record breaking year across digital and online, PC game hardware, games events and venues, showing that the market shows no signs of slowing down. As the trade body for games, Ukie is committed to ensuring that the UK remains the best place to make and sell games. How we do that is laid out in our manifesto online focusing on key areas including funding, cluster growth, a stable regulatory environment, support for cultural production, access to markets, talent, and investor confidence.

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6.00pm – 8.00pm: Networking drinks reception hosted by Jagex (open to all) including UK Game of the Show Award presentation Thursday 24 August: 10.00am: Pastries & fruit sponsored by Pole to Win (exhibitors & their guests) and Juice Bar by TAKEOFF 1.00pm: Afternoon Tea sponsored by Green Man Gaming (exhibitors & their guests)

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UK game of the show 2017 Ukie is hugely excited to be bringing the UK Game of the Show back to gamescom 2017.

first time this year, where the inaugural GDC edition was won by Spilt Milk’s Lazarus.

The prestigious trophy will be awarded to the best UK developed but as yet unreleased game being shown at the expo. This will be the fifth year of the award at gamescom, where its aim is to shine a spotlight on the best of the UK’s development talent in front of a global audience.

No application is necessary for companies to be up for the award. Anonymous judges will be making their way around the halls throughout the first two days of the expo to assess the top British dev talent on display, before the winner is announced at the Ukie stand during the Wednesday evening’s networking drinks reception. All exhibitors on the Ukie stand and their guests are invited to attend this event, which is run in partnership with Runescape developer Jagex, and another networking drinks reception on Tuesday, in partnership with games recruitment firm OPM Response.

The UK Game of the Show Award has a reputation for excellence, with previous winners including PaperSeven’s Blackwood Crossing, and The Escapists, developed by Mouldy Toof. The award was also taken to San Francisco for the

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The UK Games Map

It’s been nearly a year since Ukie launched the UK Games Map – an open, shared and free to use online map of the UK games industry – and it continues to surprise us all with the information it reveals. At the time of writing, the map lists a mighty 2,160 games companies currently operating in the UK - an increase of over 200 companies listed since we launched back in September 2016! To put that in some context, according to the latest stats form other countries, that’s quite a bit ahead of Germany (450 companies) and Canada (472) and we’re well on the way to catching the USA (3,090) with new companies being added to the UK Games Map almost daily. In the last year the map itself has also had some major upgrades, with improvements to the layout, navigation,

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Become a Video Game Ambassador

By Liz Mercuri, Unity

Becoming a Video Game Ambassador (VGA) was a very easy choice for me to make. When I was growing up and choosing my subjects at school and what career I was going to embark on, computer games weren’t seen as a viable career option. This made my dreams of working in the games industry, just that, unobtainable dreams. I didn’t know what skills I needed, what roles were available in games development, I didn’t know how games were made, or even where! It was very difficult to find answers to all these questions. Luckily for the next generation of game development talent, this is changing for the better. Part of this change includes role models and VGAs who endeavour to answer all these questions, empowering the future of games development talent. VGAs engage with hobbyists, educators,

students, parents and professionals to promote a positive perception and increase awareness of the games industry. We demonstrate that the diverse skill sets found in the industry are transferable and useful and that anyone regardless of background or gender, age or ethnicity for example, has the potential to create computer games.

Being a VGA is an incredibly rewarding experience. Equipping talent with the knowledge and tools that they need to succeed in the games industry or create games themselves, opens up a world of potential for innovation and creativity, not only for the individual but for the industry as a whole. By attending student game jams, initiatives such as BAFTA YGD or career fairs such as which Ukie hold at EGX, it is clear that the future of game development is bright and with VGAs giving just a little of their time, knowledge and positivity, you may

encourage someone who just makes it a little brighter. If the idea of engaging with the future of game development talent through visits to their educational institutions, giving talks at industry events or simply providing advice and sharing your knowledge sounds awesome to you sign up. Find out more gamesambassadors.org.uk/join

search and reporting, hopefully providing a more intuitive and more insightful experience to the more than 110,000 visitors we’ve had to date. While London remains the main hub for games companies (585) and Manchester is a clear second (92), the third and fourth slots have just one company in it between Brighton (68) and Guildford (67) – so it’s all to play for between Guildford’s gameshubs and Brighton’s piers, pints and pop-ups. As well as providing cool stats for this newspaper, the UK Games Map is also an invaluable tool for games businesses – helping build local business connections and networks, making companies visible to local talent, influencing relocation decisions and highlights companies and regional hubs to international investors. At Ukie, we use the map data in much of the work we do, from providing an intro to MPs about the games companies in their constituencies to forming the basis of our economic valuations of the industry, used to influence Government policy. Really though, the UK Games Map is a resource for the industry, by the industry: as well as it being completely free to use, our crowdsourced approach means that you can submit updates to your company profile, or create a new one if you’re a new business. You’re the experts and we couldn’t do it without your help: • 2,160 active games companies in the UK • 146 companies supplying services to the games industry • 229 games courses across 91 academic institutions • 69% of all companies listed have developed for mobile

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London Games Festival is set for 5 April to 15 April 2018 – Games London programme has already generated £30m potential business for the UK Also to be announced later is a fresh range of activities that bring games to life on the city streets covering esports and street art, plus an exhibition of BAME artists in games and the return of the Games Character Parade. The Festival has also established itself as a platform for global business in games with the Games Finance Market delivering nearly £20m potential business in April. Meanwhile, Games London’s wider programme also continues to deliver for the capital with throughout the year with trade missions and industry activity that has already brought in nearly £30m of potential investment attracted to for games businesses in London and the wider across the UK. The Games London team recently completed an inbound mission of visiting VIP VCs from West Coast USA, and is currently planning its second outbound mission for UK studios to Slush in Finland, Helsinki in December.

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The London Games Festival (LGF) continues to go from strength to strength, with a busy schedule set for the 2018 edition. London Games Festival 2018 runs from 5 April to 15 April once again at various venues across the UK capital. This now globally recognised celebration of interactive entertainment includes tentpole events like the Games Finance Market plus the BAFTA Games Awards and EGX Rezzed - but organiser Games London is planning to add more for both consumers and professionals next year. The London Games Festival is delivered by Games London, a threeyear initiative jointly run by Film London, the capital’s screen industries agency, and video games trade body Ukie. Games London is backed by the Mayor of London with funding worth £1.2m from the London Enterprise Action Panel. The three-year programme serves to promote the UK’s games sector and seeks to make London the games capital of the world. Games London ultimately aims to attract £35m of investment to the capital and

create 280 jobs, all while underlining the cultural significance of interactive entertainment. The commitment to growing the reputation and power of the London and UK games sector paid off from the get go: Over 50,000 attended Festival events in 2017, after 38,000 visitors supported the inaugural event in 2016. Highlights for next year include: •

The third Games Finance Market (Tuesday, 10 April to Thursday, 12 April) the only event of its kind in the UK, connecting 60 games studios with 60 global games investors

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Now Play This, the three-day festival of playful work and experimental game design at Somerset House

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EGX Rezzed (Friday, 13 April to Sunday, 15 April), the UK’s biggest showcase of PC and indie games

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The BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday, 12 April

HUB is a new two-day B2B event housing the Festival’s summits, a demo zone for prototpyes and startups, a pop-up coworking space and gallery. More details will follow in September. To find out more now contact the Games London team – email michael.french@games.london – or find Games London at the Ukie stand.

LGF organisers are also curating the brand new HUB event (Monday, 9 April and Tuesday, 10 April). Games Character Parade participants

Since its launch in January 2016 Games London has connected 145 games businesses in the UK with 109 global investors, driving over business back into local companies. In 2017 over half of the 5,000+ B2B audience at the Festival attended from outside the UK. Find out more at games.london

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Digital Schoolhouse, powered by PlayStation®, is inspiring the next generation with creative computing. Sponsor Digital Schoolhouse and join other games businesses in developing a diverse talent pipeline for the creative industries, and make a lasting impact on education in the UK.

Inspire the next generation of game developers and help drive diversity and innovation in the industry Good things happen when we put our heads together. That’s how the Digital Schoolhouse programme came to be; it was born out of the need for a new generation of digital talent, and the recognition that teachers and industry could help each other support that generation. Delivered by Ukie, the trade body supporting the UK’s games industry, the project has excited and upskilled over 1,800 teachers and 16,500 pupils, as well as equipping a new generation of teachers with skills, since its inception in 2015.

Why? “We have a shortage of highly skilled, digital talent in the UK, and making sure we’re ready for an unpredictable future is a priority,” says Shahneila Saeed, a former teacher and now Head of Education at Ukie and director of the Digital Schoolhouse programme. “Digital Schoolhouse exists because people are a country’s greatest resource, and because working together to inspire teachers and

children is not just necessary but incredibly rewarding. The enthusiasm we’ve had for the programme, particularly from PlayStation and the wider games industry, makes it clear to us that they see getting involved as a great opportunity.” Teachers were unprepared for the change in curriculum, and this, coupled with limited resources, left some lacking the skills and knowledge to teach coding and computing, making it even more of a challenge to inspire their pupils. This Alpha generation is primed to be inspired though. Children gravitate towards technology, and it pervades their lives in a way other generations didn’t experience. Capitalising on that is more exciting than we realised.

So what does it do? Digital Schoolhouse, powered by PlayStation® and delivered by Ukie, is a not-for-profit programme, which uses play-based learning to engage the next generation of

diverse pupils and teachers with the computing curriculum.

Each Digital Schoolhouse is based in a school, college or university environment, and aims to work with a growing network of local primary and secondary teachers to deliver creative and cross-curricular computing lessons; pupils leave feeling inspired about, and engaged with, computing and the wider creative digital industries. The programme has been accurately described as a ‘bridge between education and industry’ – and a good one at that.

and inspire. We don’t believe in waiting around for others to come up with a solution, we’d rather be part of that process and help drive change and innovation.” If you’re interested in inspiring the next generation and joining this exciting collaboration between grassroots education activists and the games industry, please contact us: Find out more at: digitalschoolhouse.org.uk contact@digitalschoolhouse.org.uk

Getting involved “A great teacher can have a lasting impact on a student. Digital Schoolhouse provides teachers with practical guidance and creative resources, but, crucially, it inspires them, and their pupils in turn,” says Warwick Light, UK Managing Director and Vice President of Sony Interactive Entertainment UK, “PlayStation got involved for precisely those reasons, to upskill

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At a glance: Exhibitors on the stand Company 505 Games Amiqus Atomicom Bastion Billy Goat Entertainment Bossa Studios Bundlestars Codemasters Coffee Box Games Controvert Creative Dialogue Tools Cubic Motion Cupbaord Games Dead Good PR deltaDNA DIT Dovetail Games Edge Case Games Enter Yes Firebrand Games Games London GameSessions GameSparks Genba Digital Green Man Gaming Hi-Rez Studios ICO Partners Invest Liverpool Italic Pig Jagex Kiss Krotos Localize Direct Marvelous Europe Maximum Games Milestone Milky Tea Multiplay nDreams Norther Ireland Screen Northern Softworks OPM Response Outright Games Outsider Games Pixel Toys PlayFab PlayStack Pole to Win International Polystream Quantum Soup Studios Renaissance PR Ripstone Sketcbook Games Skillsearch Games & Interactive Sociable Soccer Sold Out Sales & Marketing Splendy Games Steel Media SwapBots Tag Games TAKEOFF (UK) Talespinners Team17 Testronic Labs The TrailerFarm To Play For Toxic Games Troll Inc Ukie Universally Speaking Upload Agency Virtual Arts Wales Interactive Welsh Government West Coast Games Whitepot Studios Wibbu Yogscast

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Amiqus are a UK based specialist, multi award winning Games recruitment agency with over 17 years’ experience. We help studios hire new talent in a way that best suits them. Our friendly and experienced team know the games market inside out and understand what it takes to successfully deliver to technical, creative, executive and strategic roles at all levels. Where we make the big difference is attracting experienced games professionals who can bring knowledge and skills to studios internationally.

505 Games is a global video game publisher focused on offering a broad selection of titles for players of all ages and levels. The company publishes and distributes premium and free-to-play games on leading console, PC and handheld platforms as well as for mobile devices and social networks. 505 Games has offices in California, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and China. It works with a network of distribution and sub-licensing partners in all other markets. Web: 505games.com Twitter: @505_games Telephone: +44 (0)1908 607772 Address: 402-420 Silbury Court, Milton Keynes

We are looking to meet: Developers, Manufacturers and Licensing Partners.

Web: amiqus.com

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Extending current relationships, new business opportunities, new developer partners.

Address: 820 Birchwood Boulevard, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7QZ

Twitter: @weareamiqus Telephone: +44 (0)1925 839700

Based in Liverpool, United Kingdom, the team behind JCB Pioneer: Mars are veterans of the games industry. Since being founded by ex-Psynsosis staff, the studio has successfully mixed creating its own IP and collaborating with third parties; producing over 15 titles across Console, PC & Mobile for renowned Publishers such as SEGA, SONY & Ubisoft. The company features a highly experienced development team with members that have worked on some of the worlds biggest games. Web: atomicom.co.uk Twitter: @AtomicomUK Telephone: +44 (0)7990 541801 Address: 59 Jordan street, Liverpool, L1 0BW

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We are looking to meet: Game developers, publishers and service providers supporting the games industry. Big or small, if you are part of the games industry and looking to grow your team now or in the future come and talk to us. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To connect with you, to talk about your business. We’d love to give you an intro to Amiqus and learn how we can support your growth plans.

Bastion is a full-service marketing consultancy dedicated to the interactive community. For 25 years Bastion has been helping companies, large and small, achieve their objectives. Our award-winning writers, videographers, editors and consultants create international campaigns that make a difference. For a creative no nonsense approach, come and talk to the Bastion team at Gamescom. Let’s get busy.

We are looking to meet: We are looking to meet interesting publishers and investors.

Web: bastion.co.uk

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Promote our latest title JCB Pioneer: Mars and secure a deal for our new title.

Address: Unit 4.07, The Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JJ

Twitter: @bastionPR Telephone: +44 (0)2038 417660

We are looking to meet: If you have a product, event or service that needs to be promoted, we want to talk to you. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: New business and partnerships.

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Bossa Studios is a multiple award winning independent games developer and publisher based in London. We’re the makers of the mega-games Surgeon Simulator, and I am Bread. We’re also completely in love with our players (even when they’re angry with us!) and are excited to see what they are creating for our truly unique sandbox MMO Worlds Adrift.

We are looking to meet: Publishing partners for our new title.

Web: billygoat.tv

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Meet with 1st and 3rd party publishers to secure a deal for our new title.

We are looking to meet: Press, game developers, investors. Web: bossastudios.com

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BundleStars.com is a highly successful online retailer, with worldwide sales of over 36 million digital games since 2012. We have over 800 direct partnerships with Steam game developers and publishers, and over 2.8 million touch points with actively engaged gamers. Our expertise lies in maximising publishers’ revenue through the full product lifecycle, from prepurchase and launch, through to high volume back catalogue opportunities.

Web: bundlestars.com Twitter: @bundlestars Telephone: +44 (0)7971 998073 Address: The Studios, Lea Hall Enterprise Park, Rugeley, WS15 1LH

Web: coffeeboxgames.com Twitter: @BellularGaming Telephone: +44 (0)7850 531983 Address: 112 Donegall Street, BT1 2GX

We are looking to meet: New publishers and developers of Steam games, new marketing and affiliate partners for customer acquisition. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To boost our product range with exciting new titles, and to find key new partners for co-op marketing opportunities.

Coffee Box Games was founded by Michael Bell and Thomas Hislop in 2015. They are currently working closely with Northern Ireland Screen to produce the PC Strategy Game: ‘How to Kill Monsters and Influence People’. Thomas and Michael are both programmers who met at Queens University. Thomas is also a playwright, whilst Michael runs one of the biggest World of Warcraft YouTube Channels. (www. youtube.com/BellularGaming). We are currently a team of 6 programmers and artists. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Publishers. We wish to pitch the vertical slice of our PC Strategy game ‘How to Kill Monsters and Influence People’. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Showcase our vertical slice to publishers, get feedback on it and per sue publisher funding for the project.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To demo a new title developed by UK studio A Brave Plan, to be published by Bossa Studios.

Codemasters is the home of DiRT, GRID, Micro Machines, the official games of FORMULA ONE™ and a vast array of iconic gaming brands spanning the last three decades. Our mission is to be the world’s leading racing developer, having consistently created innovative and successful award winning racing games since Codemasters’ formation in 1986. Other iconic creations include Dizzy, Micro Machines, Brian Lara Cricket, TOCA, Colin McRae Rally, LMA Manager and Operation Flashpoint. Web: codemasters.com Twitter: @codemasters Telephone: +44 (0)1926 816000 Address: Codemasters Campus, Stoneythorpe, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 2DL

We are looking to meet: We are looking to meet distribution, publishing and technology partners. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Our main aim is to forge new business relationships across Codemasters’ line-up of titles.

Controvert is an independent gaming company aiming to be a leader in the new wave of thoughtful gaming. Controvert was founded by interactive media producers Dee Harvey and Evelyn McGrath to creates intelligent, elegant and beautiful games designed as much to provoke as to entertain. Their debut game is Deterior 09, a narrative horror game set in a real-world abandoned power station in Dublin.

Web: controvert.tv Twitter: @deeharvey Telephone: +44 (0)7950 913477 Address: 34 Downshire Road, Holywood, BT18 9LX

We are looking to meet: Games Publishers with experience in successfully publishing narrative games. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: We are looking for finance for our game.

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Cubic Motion solves some of the most challenging technical problems in computer vision and facial animation. We’re trusted by major game developers and studios to provide extremely high quality animation at unprecedented speed.

We are looking to meet: Developers and publishers of all sizes wanting to bring their games to life.

We are looking to meet: AAA game developers working on narrative-driven games.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Meeting people who are really interested in bringing real performances to games. Web: creativedialoguetools.com

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Telephone: +44 (0)2077 139000

Twitter: @cubicmotion

Address: 101 Wilberforce Road, London, N4 2SP

Telephone: +44 (0)1618 203431 Address: Rutherford House, Pencroft Way, Manchester, M15 6SZ

S Cupboard Games is a small independent studio that believes in combining a rich narrative experience with unique gameplay. Previously we have collaborated with experts from psychology, neuroimaging and astronaut training among others. We push the boundaries to create truly unique experiences – A Game from the Cupboard is special and exciting. Our next game ‘Umwelt’ is about sense manipulation. A playable proofof-concept is available.

Web: cupboardgames.com Twitter: @cupboardgames Telephone: +44 (0)7517 431406 Address: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Web: deltadna.com Twitter: @deltadna Telephone: +44 (0)1314 663690 Address: 25 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3AA

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Meeting with current and potential game dev clients to secure facial animation service business.

We are looking to meet: Looking for: Publishers; Investors, and clients for: Game/ Development/Narrative design; R&D/Production (Unity/Unreal). Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Our main aims are to secure funding for ‘Umwelt’ and meet clients to obtain future contract work.

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We are looking to meet: Publishers and developers of any size and budget looking for PR support in the UK, Europe, North America or beyond. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Build upon our reputation and look to secure new business.

We bring deep data analytics, real-time marketing & expert intelligence to games. DeltaDNA is a deep data game analytics platform with real-time marketing tools, including SmartAds intelligent ad mediation; and our insight consultancy team has transformed the fortunes of hundreds of games. We are all about making games better.

DIT is the government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy and assists overseas companies to bring their high quality investment to the UK. We provide expertise and contacts through our extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Game developers and publishers.

We are looking to meet: British companies wishing to succeed overseas as well as German and international companies wishing to partner with UK companies.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Meet with developers and publishers to discover how we can improve their games.

Web: gov.uk/dit Twitter: @tradegovukDEU Telephone: +49 (0)16097550072 Address: British Embassy Berlin, Wilhelmstraße 70, 10117 Berlin

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Highlighting the expertise and strength of the UK games industry and assisting British companies in doing business abroad.

Ukie Times 19 Dovetail Games creates digital hobbies enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of passionate enthusiasts across the globe. We make hobby-centric, non-violent, thoughtfully crafted Simulators that talk to an immensely knowledgeable community - and we actively secure the future of their detailed Train, Flight and Fishing collections and digital experiences, both for PC and Console.

Web: dovetailgames.com Twitter: @dovetailgames Telephone: +44 (0)7967 645069 Address: The Observatory, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4NT

We are looking to meet: Content Developers, new and current Retail Partners and anyone with a hobby involving Planes, Trains and Fishing! Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To meet and update both current and potential new business partners on our line-up and plans for the next year.

We at Edge Case Games have always had our heads so far in the clouds, all we can see is stars. We grew up playing the likes of Wing Commander, X-Wing vs TIE Fighter and Elite. Our rooms were plastered in Star Trek posters and our duvet covers were adorned with the faces of C3PO and R2D2. We’d go to bed reading Iain M. Banks and Orson Scott Card, and wake up playing with our Vipers from Battlestar Galactica. We’re currently hard at work on Fractured Space. Web: fracturedspace.com Twitter: @FracturedSpace Telephone: +44 (0)1483 533733 Address: 81 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4UH

Twitter: @EnterYesLTD Telephone: +44 (0)2890 233774 Address: 25 Donegall Street

Web: games.london Twitter: @londongamesfest Telephone: +44 (0)2075 340588

We are looking to meet: We want to meet with companies looking to outsource work. We keep quality high and budgets low. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To make connections with developers all over the world and show how we can ease the strain.

Games London is a ground breaking new programme to support, grow and promote the games and interactive entertainment sector in the UK capital. The programme is funded by the Mayor of London’s London Enterprise Panel and delivered by Film London and Ukie. Highlights from our activity include: • An annual London Games Festival to showcase and celebrate the industry’s huge cultural and economic impact • An international businessto-business networking event to attract top investment to the UK • Inbound and outbound trade missions to promote the tax relief and the sector overseas • A range of training and skills initiatives

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Business Development

Enter Yes™ pushes the boundaries of film, virtual reality and animation to create awardwinning content. We centre on the interpretation of emotion and creativity in digital media, intersecting new and old media techniques to create a dense rich visual language. We offer an range of in-house solutions including concept art, pre-vis, compositing, 3D/CG effects, 3D/2D animation, mo-cap, software development, AR/VR and experimental production, live action production and grading. Web: enteryes.com

We are looking to meet: Good Partners

Firebrand Games is a leading developer with many hit titles to its name. Developing on all formats from PS4 through IOS and Android. Responsible for hit games such as Nascar Heat Mobile, Solar Flux, Trackmania and many others Firebrand has a reputation for quality, delivered on time and on budget. At our heart is an excellent team and our powerful, multi platform technology Octane, which has been used in over 30 titles. Firebrand is your team for success. Web: firebrandgames.com Twitter: @firebrandgames Telephone: +44 (0)7886 063130 Address: 5th Floor, 34 West George St, Glasgow, G2 6LD

We are looking to meet: Publishers, licensors, investors, partners, developers. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: New business both in Work for Hire and our properties.

D GameSessions provides a new way of marketing videogames, through free trials, rentals and purchases. With our custom compression and DRM technology users are able to download free trials of PC games easily and securely, with the option to rent or buy the game at any point, transferring saved progress to Steam. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Game publishers & distributors. Web: gamesessions.com Twitter: @GameSessions Telephone: +44 (0)1143 454110 Address: Electric Works, Sheffield, S1 2BJ

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To increase our catalogue of PC games.

20 Ukie Times GameSparks the ultimate backend development platform, is a cloud-based platform for games developers to help them build the server-side features of their games and then manage their games as a service post launch.

Genba Digital is a digital supply chain company with a core focus on automation, digital logistics, security and compliance. Genba handle all of the official digital codes, metadata, pricing, trailers, marketing materials, cash collection, reporting, promotions and marketing support for Publishers and Developers.

We are looking to meet: Developers, publishers, producers, c-level professionals.

Web: gamesparks.com

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Help developers learn how they can power their games using the GameSparks platform.

We are looking to meet: Developers, publishers, distributors and etailers.

Web: genbagames.com

Twitter: @GameSparksltd

Telephone: +44 (0)1926 505510

Telephone: +44 (0)7747 454695

Address: 7 Clarendon Place, Leamington Spa, CV32 5QL

Address: 64 Mount Street Lower, Dublin, Ireland

S Green Man Gaming is a global e-commerce technology company in the video games industry and the first choice for millions of gamers around the world. The company offers a wide range of multi-platform games at competitive prices, has a strong community platform and helps developers publish their own games.

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We are looking to meet: Game publishers, developers and technology partners. Web: greenmangaming.com Twitter: @greenmangaming Telephone: +44 (0)2071 352272

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To meet with new and existing partners.

Address: 3rd Floor East Wing, Times House, 5 Bravingtons Walk, London, N1 9AW

Web: hirezstudios.com Twitter: @hirezstudios Telephone: +44 (0)7929 750882 Address: Lee house, 21-33, Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 3FE

Twitter: @icopartners Telephone: +44 (0)2081 338806 Address: Office 6, 10 Fleet Street, BN1 4ZE

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Interesting discussions around with industry actors - whether they are potential clients or just curious about our work. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Networking

Web: investliverpool.com Twitter: @investliverpool Telephone: +44 (0)1516 002900 Address: The Capital, 39 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PP

Atlanta-based Hi-Rez Studios was established in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment, and is now one of the largest video game studios in the Southeast United States. Its latest games include SMITE, the Battleground of the Gods; Paladins, a fantasy FPS with progression using collectible cards, and Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics, a turn based strategy game. We are looking to meet: Press, Ad Networks, IP licencors, Marketing Agencies, Game Devs, Small Indie Developers, Tech Providers and more. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Build the Hi-Rez Studios brand, as well as our portfolio of games. Business development and press outreach.

ICO Partners was founded in May 2008, and is currently based in Brighton, UK. We are a small, highly specialized team from all across Europe. ICO Partners offers consulting and market intelligence services for online games in Europe, with over years 15 of expertise in this industry segment. ICO Media is the public relations branch of ICO Partners and specialized on pan European PR for online games across 12 countries. Web: icopartners.com

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To meet existing clients. Expand our network with publishers and etailers on a global basis.

Invest Liverpool is the inward investment agency for Liverpool City Region. We help guide businesses through the process of relocating; from initial contact through to project delivery and aftercare. We work with a range of partners which enables us to deliver a coordinated and comprehensive service. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re well connected, working closely with existing business networks in the city and beyond. We offer a wide range of services, which can be tailored to suit your needs. We are looking to meet: Businesses who are looking to locate or expand in to the UK and would like to consider Liverpool as a location. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To showcase Liverpool City Region as a location opportunity to companies looking to expand in to the UK.

Ukie Times 21 We make sarcastically epic adventures for cleverer than average players. Our dialogue is snappy, our characters are unattractive, and admittedly our mechanics sometimes have trouble fitting into a genre, but somehow whatever we produce ends up like pudding for the eyes. Basically, if games companies were singers, we’d be Meatloaf.

Web: italicpig.com

We are looking to meet: Potential partners and publishers for a suite of wacky future endeavours. PIG ONLY

Twitter: @italicpig FOR SQUARES Telephone: +44 (0)7979 726519 Address: 1 Old Mill Close, Crawfordsburn, BT19 1PP

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Spread the word about our upcoming F2P casual mobile wondergame Mona Lisa, and explore future possibilities.

Since its inception in 2001, Jagex has been home to RuneScape, the iconic MMORPG brand that has welcomed over 250 million adventurers to its world. We’re renowned as experts in delivering deep and engaging online worlds and running them as world-class live services. We’re focused on supporting our live titles while exploring new RuneScape gaming experiences on additional platforms. In 2016 Jagex became part of Fukong Interactive, a global games group listed in China. Web: jagex.com Twitter: @jagex Telephone: +44 (0)1223 427250 Address: 220 Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 0WA

Kiss Ltd gives a voice and opportunity to independent development studios from around the world. Launched in 2012, Kiss Ltd specialises in the publishing of independently developed PC games for digital download. With nearly 100 years combined experience in the video games industry, the team from Kiss is well equipped to deliver the results you need and the service you expect. Kiss Ltd - Home of the Indie Game. Web: kiss-ltd.co.uk Twitter: @KISSLtd Telephone: +44 (0)1494 590490 Address: St Marys Court, The Broadway, Old Amersham, Bucks. HP7 0UT

We are looking to meet: To meet Indie dev studios and to establish new business partnerships.

Web: krotosaudio.com

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To grow our position and THE publisher of independently developed games.

Address: Wilkie Building

Twitter: @KrotosAudio Telephone: +44 (0)1316 513298

Telephone: +44 (0)7532 050838 Address: Gasverksgatan 9,v4, 252 25 Helsingborg, Sweden

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Building new relationships with interested companies.

We are looking to meet: Audio professionals, existing and potential clients and other companies for for potential collaborations. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Promote products, increase brand awareness, meet clients, network for collaborations and gain strategic insights.

D Marvelous Europe is a Japanese console, PC and mobile publisher known for games like Story of Seasons, No More Heroes and Logres of Swords and Sorcery. The Secret Police is a Londonbased mobile studio with its first game, RPG Dragon’s Watch, currently in soft launch. We are looking to meet: Marvelous - Interested to meet with developers and distributors. The Secret Police - investors and mobile publishers.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: We’d like to meet with companies who would like to streamline their loc pipeline or are looking for loc services. Twitter: @locdirect

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Business development meetings with developers and publishers of PC, Mobile and Facebook Instant games.

Krotos is a company based in Edinburgh, Scotland that develops and produces audio software for the entertainment industry. Krotos’ flagship software, Dehumaniser, is a unique sound design tool that produces studio quality monster and creature sounds in real time, negating the time, expense and effort that is traditionally required.

We’re dedicated to helping developers reach more global customers by localizing their games into multiple languages. Our localization tools and game localization services have received industry recognition and are used by an increasing number of development teams worldwide.

Web: localizedirect.com

We are looking to meet: Development and publishing partners, IP licensing, and investment opportunities in PC and mobile.

Web: marvelousgames.com Twitter: @hholmwood Telephone: +44 (0)7833 468929 Address: 55 Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2TU

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Find interesting new products.

22 Ukie Times Maximum Games ranks as a top 15 global video game publisher of interactive digital entertainment spanning all genres and supporting multiplatforms. The company’s mission is to provide a proven and strong hands-on approach to publishing, marketing and distribution.

Web: maximumgames.com Twitter: @MaximumGames_UK Telephone: +44 (0)1480 496666

Milestone founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developer in the world. The 200 people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™ and MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame as well as own IPs Ride and Gravel. Milestone is fully privately owned and selffunded independently.

We are looking to meet: Developers seeking global publishing partners; Distributors looking for new products; Potential new partners. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To build awareness of Maximum Games and its product portfolio.

Address: Willow Mere House, 7 Compass Point Business Park, Stocks Bridge Way, St Ives, PE27 5JL

We are looking to meet: Press contact. Web: milestone.it Twitter: @MilestoneItaly Telephone: +39 33 8650 0853 Address: Via Olona 2, 20123 Milano, talia

D Milky Tea is an award winning, UK based game development studio. Established in 2005, the studio has worked with some of the globes biggest brands and has developed a reputation for its character based art style and innovative storytelling, which has seen the studio nominated and win globally recognised awards such as BAFTA, EMMY, Banff, BIMA and DADI awards.

Web: milkytea.com Twitter: @milkyteastudios Telephone: +44 (0)1517 080800 Address: 22a Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1 0BP

We are looking to meet: Publishers for our new game HyperBrawl tournament. Also looking for licensing opportunities for existing games and WFH. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Showcase and raise awareness for our latest game HyperBrawl Tournament and get publishing/ distribution deals.

multiplay GAME SERVER HOSTING SPECIALISTS

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To meet developers and publisher who can benefit from our platform. Web: multiplay.com Twitter: @Multiplay Telephone: +44 (0)7484 030432 Address: Lepe Road, Blackfield, Southampton, SO45 1XR

S Northern Ireland Screen is the government-backed lead agency in Northern Ireland for the film, television and interactive entertainment industry, driving global growth through boosting our economy, celebrating our culture and enhancing our children’s education. We have a clear vision to transform the screen industries in Northern Ireland, ensuring that we have the strongest screen industry outside of London in the UK and Ireland within 10 years.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Gaming enthusiasts, VR innovators and Journalists. Twitter: @nDreamsVR Telephone: +44 (0)1252 546082 Address: Spectrum Point, 279 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7LS

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To showcase our latest VR titles.

We partner with game developers and publishers to host and scale multiplayer titles for PC, Playstation, Xbox and more. Keeping gamers online is what we do. We are looking to meet: Developers and Publishers.

nDreams is the largest UK software developer to be solely focused on creating virtual reality entertainment content. We’ve honed our dedicated VR skills by creating multiple games and experiences for all the leading platforms. Multiple investments have enabled us to continue our rapid growth, enabling us to keep pace with our relentless ambition.

Web: ndreams.com

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Show the new title portfolio.

Web: northernirelandscreen.co.uk Twitter: @NIScreen Telephone: +44 (0)7954 327011 Address: 3rd Floor Alfred House, 21 Alfred Street, Belfast, BT2 8ED

We are looking to meet: Developers, Publishers, Platform Holders and Investors. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: We are actively looking for partners who can contribute to building a sustainable games industry in Northern Ireland.

Ukie Times 23 In 2017, Northern Softworks was born from a desire to fashion fresh new games and to imbue every facet of them with meaning and purpose. Our goal is to make games that rethink the conventions of the present and reexamine those of the past, creating experiences that feel new yet familiar.

OPM Response Ltd provides a unique service acting as an intermediary between the employers and job seekers in the computer games and associated industries worldwide. As an established brand we consistently listen to our client needs and candidate stories to match expectations. We pride ourselves on our work ethic and positive culture and we are always learning. We constantly evolve our process and code of conduct, ensuring we remain the best in the business.

We are looking to meet: Publishers interested in supporting/marketing/localising our arcade racer, Inertial Drift. Web: inertialdrift.com Twitter: @InertialDrift Telephone: +44 (0)7835 851297

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To make contacts with interested publishers and to gain feedback on our project.

Address: 32 Collinbridge Drive, Newtownabbey, BT36 7SX

Web: opmjobs.com Twitter: @opmjobs Telephone: +44 (0)1206 214421 Address: Unit 5 Tollgate Business Park, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8AB

S Outright Games is a leader in publishing high-quality, licensebased family entertainment videogames. We are passionate about creating great games with quality licenses, as we understand the value of brands, and the relationships they share with consumers. We use our expertise to create high-quality video games, combined with our ability to distribute on a global scale.

Web: outrightgames.com Telephone: +44 (0)7595 250779 Address: 50 Broadway, London, SW1H 0RG

We are looking to meet: We are looking to meet developers and brands big and small that are looking for a publishing partner. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Our main aims from the show is to meet with potential new partners to help continue our business growth.

Web: outsidergames.com Twitter: @outsidergames Telephone: +44 (0)7793211205 Address: 763 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7GW

Pixel Toys is an independent developer delivering triple A entertainment products for the masses. The company is at the forefront of mobile free to play with ‘Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade’ as well as a leader in VR with their title ‘Drop Dead’. Pixel Toys have consistently been recognised for delivering high quality experiences, through platform and industry awards (Apple, Google, TIGA), and through outstanding user reviews (4.5/5 across all games on all platforms).

Twitter: @PixelToysLtd Telephone: +44 (0)1926 941070 Address: Regent Square House, Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NS

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Investors, Platform Holders, Licensors, Publishers, Monetisation Platforms, Prospective Employees across all disciplines. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Networking with Investors, Platform Holders, Publishers, Licensors and Service Providers.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Form relationships with companies that could benefit from using our service. Also, catch up with current clients. Outsider Studios is a game development studio, established in 2011, and run by Stephen Downey, a comic and game artist. Outsider Studios develops original properties for PC and console, including the musical adventure game Wailing Heights, and has undertaken commissions from high-profile clients and have an established track record of exceeding the expectations of the original brief within tight timescales. Work to date has included projects for the BBC and Lionsgate films.

Web: pixeltoys.com

We are looking to meet: We are looking to meet Developers and Publishers that require advice or help recruiting for new staff.

We are looking to meet: Publishers, journalists. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To secure funding for future projects and raise awareness of current slate.

PlayFab is a Live Game Operations platform for games. We offer everything you need to operate your game in a single, highly-scalable backend platform. You get the confidence to grow your game as fast as you can, the intelligence and data to engage players throughout the game life cycle, and the freedom to focus on what you do best: building great experiences for your players. We are looking to meet: We are looking for to meet developers and publishers. Web: playfab.com Twitter: @playfabnetwork Telephone: +1 206 673 3082 Address: 1601 2nd Ave #700, Seattle, WA 98101

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Meet developer who are interested in any kind of online games.

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Web: playstack.com Twitter: @PlayStackGames Telephone: +44 (0)2071 181618 Address: 56A Poland Street, London, W1F 7NN

PlayStack was founded on the belief that even the greatest developers need support in order to create their best work. PlayStack can offer that support in three key ways; end-to-end funding, publishing expertise, and tech to build a stronger gaming audience and community. Our developers play to their strengths as creative leaders when shaping a hit, whilst the talented team at PlayStack handle the rest, demonstrating daily how publishing can be reinvented.

A global leader in outsourcing solutions for the games industry, with delivery locations across three continents, providing a wealth of experience in quality assurance, localisation, audio production & customer experience services. Over two decades of experience and an integrated global infrastructure ensure we remain at the forefront of new technology adoption providing customised support solutions for projects across all platforms.

We are looking to meet: Games Developers, Studio Heads, Media and Tech Companies

We are looking to meet: Developers and publishers interested in our QA. Localisation, audio production or customer experience services.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To build awareness for PlayStack & meet games developers with innovative, best in class titles.

Web: ptw-i.com Twitter: @PoleToWinIntl Telephone: +44 (0)1412 205621 Address: 5th & 6th Floor, 1 Lampton Road, Hounslow, London, TW3 1JB

Polystream runs the world’s biggest 3D games and applications, instantly, with no downloads, no installs, anywhere in the world. Unlike our competitors, who use really expensive servers, we don’t stream to just a few hundred people, but to hundreds of thousands, and not for dollars per user, but pennies, by using any server, anywhere. Polystream’s virtual GPU technology solves the problem that is streaming applications at scale. Web: polystream.com Twitter: @polystream_com Telephone: +44 (0)3450 251352 Address: Compton House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4TX

We are looking to meet: Game publishers that want to improve the customer acquisition funnel, cloud and infrastructure companies, investors. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Demonstrate the next generation of cloud gaming, pixel perfect 3D streaming at unheard of scale.

Formed by veterans of TT Games and backed by Welsh broadcaster S4C, Quantum Soup make narrative-driven games for PC and consoles. “Talesinger: Voice of the Dragon”, is a non-violent RPG with an innovative music mechanic, set amongst the lush valleys and bleak mountains of Celtic Wales. We are looking to meet: Publishers and investors.

Web: quantum-soup.co.uk Twitter: @QuantumSoupLtd Telephone: +44 (0)7817 991158

Twitter: @iltrullo Telephone: +44 (0)7828 692315 Address: 15 Tumbling Bay, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 2JF

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Potential new clients and partners agencies. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Networking and establish an international network of agencies.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Raise the profile of Talesinger and secure finishing funds to deliver a beautiful and engaging RPG.

Address: Fron Heulog, Carrog, Corwen, LL21 9AT

Renaissance is a full service PR and Communication agency. Founded by industry veteran Stefano Petrullo, it offers a nonformulaic approach to public relations based on planning, ROI and clear, measurable, objectives. Based on strong relationship with media/ influencers and product curation, Renaissance is representing a wide range of developers and publishers within the game industry, from small studios to international publishers and labels. Web: renaissancepr.co.uk

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To contribute to discussions on the games industry, connect with industry peers and generate business opportunities.

Ripstone is an independent games label that offers a fairer, better deal to developers. Founded in 2011 by publishing and production veterans, their focus is getting indie games onto the digital stores of home consoles and PC, making sure gamers know about it, and rewarding the talent for it. Ripstone has published 15 games including Chess Ultra, Ironcast, Stick It To The Man, Pure Pool and Extreme Exorcism.

Web: ripstone.com Twitter: @RipstoneGames Telephone: +44 (0)1517 092351 Address: 4th floor, 25 Parliament Street, Liverpool, L8 5RN

We are looking to meet: Media & streamers. New developers looking for a publisher. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To showcase our upcoming games to press & streamers. To meet new developers and sign new games to publish in 2018.

Ukie Times 25 Sketchbook Games believe that video games are the ultimate storytelling medium. They are currently working on their debut title, the multi-award winning Lost Words and the team includes ex-Lionhead designer Mark Backler, renowned games writer Rhianna Pratchett and Ori and the Blind Forest animator Rahel Brunold.

We globally support the Games & Interactive market with their staffing needs. Our unmatched knowledge allows us to focus on staffing studios with permanent or project based staff. We work with everyone from Indie startups, AAA Games studios (on mobile or console), through to studios specialising in the latest Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, VFX and Interactive Installations.

We are looking to meet: Publishers to help fund, promote and release the game. Web: LostWordsGame.com Twitter: @LostWordsGame Telephone: +44 (0)7738 713531

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To meet the press and generate a great buzz about Lost Words.

Address: The Green House, Block C, Unit 2, Parkside Office Village, Nesfield Road, Knowledge Gateway, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3ZL

Web: skillsearch.com/digital Twitter: @SkillsearchDigi Telephone: +44 (0)1273 287007 Address: 15a Brighton Place, Brighton, Sussex, BN1 1HJ

Twitter: @jonhare Telephone: +44 (0)7889 778365 Address: 46-48 East Smithfield, London, E1W 1AW

We are looking to meet: Games Press for launch of Sociable Soccer Steam EA. Publishing, distribution & investment partners cross platform. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To show the Steam Early Access version of Sociable Soccer to the international games press & meet new partners. Splendy are at the forefront of a new form of entertainment - combining the emotional power of movies with the immersiveness of games. Splendy have created the world’s first fully interactive movie for consoles - The Bunker, which went on to receive critical acclaim, a string of award nominations and won Best Horror Game 2016 at the SHD Awards Behind the sliver screen Splendy is also blending both indusrties by using the Movie finance model with games industries margins.

Web: splendy.co.uk Twitter: @splendygames Telephone: +44 (0)7821 976044 Address: 59 Granvile Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfirdshire, HP4 3RN

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Network with as many people as possible.

S Sociable Soccer is the new crossplatform, football action game from Sensible Soccer designer Jon Hare, the Steam Early Access version is the first to come to market & due to launch in September 2017. Sociable Soccer is the first in a series of cross-platform, fast action, easy to play, hard to master sports games from the Sociable Sports Company which is a fusion of Jon’s Tower Studios, Finnish developer Combo Breaker & some serious Finnish licensing & investment talent.

Web: tower-studios.co.uk

We are looking to meet: Any studios that are looking for top talent. Individuals that are looking to make their next career move.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Investors, publishers, and developers to join our growing team. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Seek investment for new game “IN BLOOD”

Sold Out combines a wealth of experience mixed in with youth to form its close knit team. Garry Williams is an industry veteran with over 30 years’ experience. After founding Mastertronic, Garry has re-established Sold Out alongside James Cato. James’ decades of sales experience gives Sold Out the ability to sell titles to every major distributor in the world. We are looking to meet: Developers looking for a publishing deal and companies that can assist with our model. Web: SoldOut.uk.com Twitter: @SoldOut Telephone: +44 (0)2034 054257 Address: 36 Whitefriars Street, London, EC4Y 8BQ

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Meet and greet our current international partners as well as meet new ones.

Web: pocketgamer.biz Twitter: @pgbiz Telephone: +44 (0)7811 135982 Address: The House, Kelston Park, Bath, BA1 9AE

Steel Media is a leading b2b and b2c media and events company in the mobile, VR/AR and PC games industry aiming to connect and support the entire ecosystem. Our consumer network reaches over 45M players (PocketGamer. co.uk), B2B portals are read by over 150,000 industry professionals (www.pocketgamer. biz, www.thevirtualreport.biz, www.pcgamesinsider.com), whilst thousands attend our conference and events series (www.pgconnects.com, www. bigindiepitch.com and PG Parties). We are looking to meet: Developers, Publishers, Middleware services, Monetisation Services + Ad Networks, Investors, Influencers. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Promote PG Connects Helsinki and London; Expand contacts in the PC, VR and influencer space; Create content for our sites.

26 Ukie Times SwapBots toys are brought to life using the magic of augmented reality. After a successful Kickstarter campaign these innovative toys are on sale soon.

Tag Games is a leading mobile game developer based in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Established in 2006, we have an impeccable track record of working with prominent global clients including Rovio, Ubisoft, Activision, GREE, Nickelodeon, Wooga and many more. Our portfolio includes over 50 titles published with globally recognised brands such as Angry Birds, Moshi Monsters and Doctor Who. We’re masters of mobile game development and are at the forefront of free-to-play innovation.

We are looking to meet: Press, potential licensors, potential technology partners, investors, publishers.

Web: swapbots.co

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Generate press coverage, set up meetings with potential partners, showcase Liverpool’s game sector.

Web: tag-games.com

Twitter: @swapbots

Twitter: @taggames

Telephone: +44 (0)1513 290900

Telephone: +44 (0)1382 220925

Address: 24 Hardman Street, Liverpool, L1 9AX

Address: 2nd Floor, West Wing, Seabraes House, Dundee, DD1 4QB

TAKEOFF is a progressive and forward-thinking creative agency that delivers content of the highest quality. Thirteen years in the business, we’ve worked with AAA publishers and developers from offices in the UK, France, Canada and Denmark.

Web: takeoff.uk.com

Web: talespinners.co.uk

Twitter: @TAKEOFF_UK

Twitter: @tale_spinners

Telephone: +44 (0)7980 241725

Telephone: +44 (0)7989 584538

Address: The Dock, Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, E1W 2SF

Address: 25 The Philog, Cardiff CF14 1DY

S Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital Limited is a leading international games label that hosts the Worms franchise, Aven Colony, The Escapists, Genesis Alpha One, Overcooked, Yoku’s Island Express, Yooka-Laylee and many more from developers around the world. Visit www.team17.com for more info.

Twitter: @Team17Ltd Telephone: +44 (0)1924 267776 Address: Castleview House, Calder Island Way, Calder Island, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7AW

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: PR, business development and product opportunities.

We are looking to meet: Development studios who need support with story for their game - whether with core ideas & plot, or with release polish. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To meet with potential clients and to talk with people who are interested in game story.

Testronic is a World Class quality assurance company serving the Film, TV and Games industry across the Globe. Our experts provide bespoke QA services from Games Functionality and Localisation to TV, Video on Demand and Disc. We are looking to meet: Developers

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Press, business development opportunities, independent developers looking for publishing and to join our games label. Web: team17.com

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To find development partners for both work for hire and original IP.

Talespinners provides story and narrative services, helping studios of all sizes to devise and strengthen their game’s story. Whether writing and polishing scripts, crafting plot and characters, or troubleshooting scenes, we’ll work with your team to help you create impactful stories, characters and dialogue that will resonate with your players. Get in touch if you have story ideas you want to discuss or narrative problems you want us to solve.

We are looking to meet: All publishers and developers. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Show and tell our work in Collectors Editions, Key Art, branding and event activation.

We are looking to meet: Publishers, developers and brand owners who need development partners on mobile on all business models including F2P.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To reach out to potential clients to inform them of our services. Web: testroniclabs.com Twitter: @testroniclabs Telephone: +44 (0)2070 421700 Address: Suffolk House, Suites 1-3, 2nd Floor, George Street, Croydon, CR0 1PE

TO PLAY FOR

The TrailerFarm are a crack team of video production and motion graphics talent exclusively creating video content for game developers and publishers. We make incredible game trailers and cinematics. We are looking to meet: Game publishers, marketing managers, outsourcing leads and self-publishing devs looking for video content production.

Web: thetrailerfarm.com Twitter: @thetrailerfarm Telephone: +44 (0)7764 498492

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: The TrailerFarm want to meet developers and publishers to talk about providing them high end and creative game trailers.

Address: 2nd Floor, 65-67 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AE

Web: toplayfor.com Twitter: @toplayfor

Videogame studio with a background in PC and mobile games, based in Northern Ireland. Established in 2010 we have an experienced team capable of delivering high quality games to a professional schedule. We develop our own IP as well as work for hire projects. Our portfolio of games spans 2D and 3D content, genres including arcade action, arcade driving, endless runners and platforming games. Our games all focus on fun arcade style action and replayablilty.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To showcase our new first-person puzzle game, Q.U.B.E. 2, and meet with press, publishers and investors.

Web: troll-inc.com

Twitter: @toxicgames

Twitter: @Troll_inc

Telephone: +44 (0)7411 774691

Telephone: +44 (0)7821 742454

Address: Preston Park House, South Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6SB

Address: Unit 7, Elagh Business Park, Buncrana Road, Derry, BT48 8QH

Telephone: +44 (0)2075 340580 Address: 21 - 27 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London, WC1N 3NL

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Publishing and co-marketing agreements. Investment opportunities.

We are looking to meet: Investors, Publishers and Partners.

Twitter: @uk_ie

We are looking to meet: Media Groups with interests across games, TV, publishing. Games publishers. Film studios.

Telephone: +44 (0)7494 389028

Toxic Games is an awardwinning, independent game development studio based in the U.K. which specialises in braintwisting, first-person puzzle games.

Web: ukie.org.uk

To Play For creates narrativedriven games using its proprietary AI chat platform, Charisma.AI. We bring characters to life from movies, TV, books, as well as our own original titles. In development are The Kraken Wakes, and the new sci-fi trilogy, Neuromod.

Address: 31 Cavendish Road, Oxford, OX2 7TN

Web: toxicgames.co.uk

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D Ukie (UK Interactive Entertainment) is the only trade body for the UK’s games and interactive entertainment industry. A not-for-profit, it represents businesses of all sizes from small start-ups to large multinational developers, publishers and service companies, working across online, mobile apps, consoles, PC, eSports, VR and AR. Ukie aims to support, grow and promote member businesses and the wider UK games and interactive entertainment industry by optimising the economic, cultural, political and social environment needed for businesses to thrive. Ukie makes connections for businesses and help them access the opportunities a digital economy offers, via a successful International Trade programme, running UK Games Industry stands.

We are looking to meet: Console/PC publishers interested in 3D action games and 2D Metroidvanias, Mobile publishers interested in arcade games. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Connect with PC & console publishers. Connect with mobile publishers. Meet teams looking for experienced developers. The UK’s multi-award winning localisation and QA service provider for the games industry. Our reputation stands for quality and we’ve received industry recognition. Our client list boasts companies such as Zynga, Amazon, Frontier, Kongregate and Rising Star Games. Our teams are highly experienced and passionate about our services and clients’ products, across translation, localisation and QA testing.

Web: usspeaking.com Twitter: @usspeaking Telephone: +44 (0)1480 210621 Address: Knowledge Center, Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, Bedfordshire, MK44 3BY

We are looking to meet: We’re looking to meet publishers or developers that need support with localisation, translation and QA testing. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To meet and network with publishers and developers with games that need localisation, translation or QA testing.

28 Ukie Times Upload Agency is a Talent Management agency looking after some of the most powerful social influencers in the world. Upload are also the organisers of Upload 2017, Sidemen FC v YouTube Allstars & many other YouTuber events around the UK. Upload connect influencers with brands who are clever about their communications and together we produce campaigns that speak directly to their shared audiences and resonate perfectly on-brand.

Web: uploadagency.com Twitter: @uploadagency Telephone: +44 (0)7341 332538 Address: Unit 18, Basepoint Business Centre, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AQ

We are looking to meet: Brands and Publishers that are interested in promotion through some of the most powerful influencers in the world. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Network & promote Upload Agency to brands and publishers in the gaming industry.

Virtual Arts is a developing Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality interactive content and technology company in Cambridge, UK. We are looking to meet: Investors, VR, AR and MR platform makers, Publishers of VR titles and companies developing VR, AR or MR content.

Web: virtualarts.co.uk Twitter: @virtualartsltd Telephone: +44 (0)7908 835444 Address: St John’s Innovation Centre, St John’s Innovation Park, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS

Wales Interactive is a multiaward winning video games developer & publisher. We pride ourselves in being an unshackled independent developer making our own ideas exclusively from our Pencoed studio in South Wales. As well as creating our own titles we have evolved into an Indie Game Publishing Label collaborating with some of the most talented indie games developers across the globe to help bring their original creations to new platforms.

Web: walesinteractive.com Twitter: @WalesInter Telephone: +44 (0)7809 302221 Address: Pencoed Technology Park, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5HZ

We are looking to meet: Indie game developers who need help publishing their game’s across multi-platforms and anybody else who fancies a chat. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Promote our latest titles, meet old friends, and make new friends and party!

Wales is a self-governing constituent country of the UK and the Welsh Government is the devolved Government for Wales. We’re constantly working to create the right environment for business – to equip the private sector in Wales with the tools to compete as a high-value player in the global economy. The Welsh economy is built upon the strengths and skills of our people and natural environment; we’re a confident, creative and ambitious nation; a great place to live and work. Web: tradeandinvest.wales Twitter: @_businesswales Telephone: +44 (0)3000 603000 Address: Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ

West Coast Games Develops Games for PS4, Xbox 1, Switch, PC, Steam, Android and IOS. We work with partners to bring more products to market. Its not about developing the one killer game its more about developing a number of good games that develops the brand. The more Independent Games Developers work together the louder our voice. Join us and be heard.

Web: west-coast.wales Twitter: @WestCoastSoft Telephone: +44 (0)7706 486239 Address: Unit 8H, Science Park Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3AH

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Publisher to expand our market. Independent games companies that want to publish on PS4, Xbox 1, Switch, Steam. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Find developers who want collaborations for conversions. Expand sales through developing relationships with Publishers.

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Showcase our latest game title Balance Racing VR on mobile VR and network with new and interesting people.

Whitepot Studios is a game development & creative media studio based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We make Android, iOS & PC games using Unity. Founded in August 2016 by Adam Whiteside (@adamside) & Vicky Potts (@ninjapotts), we realised our first game Tubocity in June 2017 - a sci-fi endless runner for Android & iOS. With the release of our first game, we now want to focus on our main goal - to make games that encourage and foster emergent game play and narratives. Web: whitepotstudios.com Twitter: @whitepot Telephone: +44 (0)7856 486342 Address: Entrepreneurial Spark Belfast, Lombard House, 5th – 6th Floor 10-20 Lombard Street, Belfast, BT1 1RD

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: Show publishers a GDD and concept art for an upcoming digitally distributed PC game.

Ukie Times 29 Wibbu is London-based studio that makes video games to learn languages. Their latest game, Ruby Rei, is available on iOS and Android phones and tablets to learn English and Spanish, with new languages to appear later this year. Previous concept games have had over 250,000 users and have topped the App Store Education charts in more than 20 countries around the world. We are looking to meet: EdTech or Educational Game Investors, Educational Game Publishers, Media.

Web: wibbu.com Twitter: @wibbu_studios Telephone: +44 (0)7740 347823 Address: 6 Lloyd’s Avenue, London, EC3N 3AX

Our main aims and objectives of the show are: To raise our profile within the gaming community as a leading educational game developer. To meet potential partners.

A family of 30 YouTube and Twitch channels with over 20m subscribers and 100m monthly views. We are looking to meet: Anyone who wants to work with our content creators or production teams. Our main aims and objectives of the show are: New business.

Web: yogscast.com Twitter: @yogscast Telephone: +44 (0)7740 866250 Address: King William House, 13 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4NT

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RuneScape is Jagex’s flagship MMORPG brand and a major success story in PC gaming. RuneScape has welcomed over 250 million players to its world while its monthly players number in the multi-millions. Based on the 2007 incarnation of RuneScape, Old School RuneScape is also experiencing accelerated user growth and has firmly established itself in the competitive gaming arena thanks to its unique long-form approach to tournaments. Jagex continues to build RuneScape’s share of the PC market, in addition to extending the franchise to new genres and new platforms – including mobile, VR and voice-controlled AI devices, for the international market.

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