Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has made an appeal for developers to contribute towards an ambitious talent survey that hopes to show the UK Government the value of the national games industry as an employer. The survey has been conceived to help to inform an independent review into how to …
Read More »Livingstone plea for talent survey support
NESTA and Skillsetâ??s independent review aims to bolster UKâ??s position as a destination for talent
Read More »A call to action
An open letter from Ian Livingstone calls on the games industry workforce to tell government the skills it needs
Read More »Livingstone eyes game academia â??transformationâ??
Skills Council chair says incoming report will be substantial; calls for dev participation
Read More »Format holders set for Edinburgh showcase
All three platform holders have thrown their weight behind this week’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival, promising to show off new titles and technology. Nintendo and Sony have confirmed they will be part of the consumer-facing Festival Square, which will offer a glimpse at their Q3/Q4 line-ups. Nintendo is bringing an inflatable …
Read More »Charity can boost games profile
UK charity GamesAid can help improve the perception of the entire games industry, says trustee Ian Livingstone.His claim comes as the UK organisation opens nominations for new charities. He told MCV: We need to raise a lot more money, give it to people who need it and represent an industry …
Read More »Ian Livingstone to lead industry skills review
Industry legend to serve as â??skills championâ?? for the video games sector
Read More »GamesAid appoints new trustees
The UK video games charity for children and young people – GamesAid – has recruited industry veterans Ian Livingstone OBE and Caroline Miller as its new trustees. Both will work alongside GamesAid chairman Andy Payne. He said: We are delighted to have Ian and Caroline on board as GamesAid trustees. …
Read More »British Inspiration Award for Livingstone
The Games Workshop founder and Eidos life president grabs Interactive Entertainment prize
Read More »Industry veterans honoured in Awards shortlist
Games industry veterans have been named in the list of flnalists for the first British Inspiration Awards. The Awards have been set up to honour the top creative minds in Britain across a range of categories, including interactive entertainment, film, TV, music, fashion and the Arts. The ceremony will be …
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