Our Sponsors

Lucid Games

Games Developer with over 200 people in Liverpool, UK. Cutting-edge games, down-to-earth people.

Assemble Technology

High-end technical solutions for performance and optimisation and Unreal specialists. World-class partners to leading game studios.

Rocket Science

Rocket Science Corp. is the expert platform engineering and in-game co-dev studio that takes on gaming’s toughest challenges.

Code Wizards

Gametech, esports, and LiveOps experts.

High-performing and battle-hardened, yet always good-humoured and humble. We move heaven and earth to ensure we understand – and crucially, achieve – the unique needs and goals of our clients and partners. It’s why the likes of AWS, Microsoft, Rebellion, EA, and a host of brilliant indies trust us to build and run games that players all over the world enjoy every day.

Playground Games

Playground Games is an award winning, AAA game development studio, established in 2010.

Bringing together some of the most talented and culturally diverse developers from the UK and abroad our mission is to create genre-defining video games for a global audience.

We are incredibly proud to be the creator and developer of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Forza Horizon series.

Today, Playground Games has three world-class studios in Leamington Spa. In our original HQ, we continue to grow and support the huge, vibrant Horizon community. In our two studios on the other side of town, we are excited to be developing Fable, a new beginning for the legendary franchise.

Servers.com

servers.com is one of the largest bare metal hosting providers in gaming, supporting over 50 game launches a year.

Games like Minecraft, Palworld, ARK and many more huge titles.

We work with developers and publishers, helping them to scale quickly and prioritise their investments to deliver the best gaming experience.

We also underpin most of the industry’s managed hosting providers and private game server hosting companies with hundreds of dedicated machines.

We are an extension of your internal team, providing prompt support, transparent communication, and expert consultation.

Eebz

Providing digital shelf analytics solutions for the gaming industry.

Visual Skies

Visualskies has been a powerhouse in the volumetric industry for over a decade, pioneering the capture and development of 3D, 4D, and volumetric technologies across multiple sectors.
We are globally recognised experts in 3D/4D scanning technologies, capturing everything from priceless artefacts to machine parts, props and 3D assets, immersive environments from a cramped cockpit to an entire tropical rainforest, from an army of supporting cast members to Hollywood’s elite talent.

We supply world-class data and bespoke creative solutions across games, film, TV, architecture, archaeology, heritage, fashion, music and many more.

Pitstop Productions

A multi-award-winning provider of audio services, PitStop Productions has worked with many of the world’s leading developers and publishers.

Since Pitstop was established in 1996, we’ve collectively worked on hundreds of titles and products. Our team of composers, sound designers, voice and casting directors and project managers have earned a reputation for providing the highest quality creative services to the video game and entertainment industries. Our team handles projects of all sizes and budgets from production in multiple languages to music production to sound design and implementation.

The Multiplayer Group

The Multiplayer Group (MPG) specialise in creating the highest standard of mind-blowing multiplayer games for their partners, through Co-Dev and Full-Dev projects.

With an HQ in Nottingham, UK, MPG is a 370+ strong team spread across 30 countries, helping their partners to build 20+ AAA projects at any one time. Their aims are to be instrumental in the best multiplayer developments around the globe, to help their partners succeed and to add value to these projects that only experience like theirs can.

Not only do they help to make awesome games, but they’re also pretty passionate about ensuring they do that in the right way. For MPG, this means maintaining a people-first, remote-friendly culture where the team can feel comfortable and secure in their roles. It’s running a business that’s financially sustainable and cares about its impact on the planet. And it’s championing a diversity and inclusion strategy that supports the industry in becoming a more equitable place for everybody.