Locations

Our state-of-the art Labs are designed to complement their local community and add value to the ecosystem to create a thriving hub at the heart of the community.

Our Locations
Our state-of-the art Labs are designed to complement their local ecosystem, adding value and create a hub at the heart of their community.

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Industries

We support individuals, businesses and corporates innovate and grow, across a broad range of different industries.

Accelerating efficiencies in food production

Bringing the power of technology and innovation to charities

Innovating the harvesting and consumption of energy for the future

Supporting the creative industries

Speeding up critical transformation in healthcare

Changing the legal landscape in the UK

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What we offer

We offer businesses a range of services to help them to grow and scale.

See what events we're hosting across the UK

Meet our team of experts, tech gurus and thought-leaders

Dedicated programmes designed to help business grow

A UK wide network of coworking spaces and business incubators

Engineers and equipment for all your prototyping needs

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Support & Insights

Check out our latest videos and articles covering a wide range of topics to help you run and grow your business.

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What our members and partners are listening to, reading and watching

Our latest content on emerging technologies and innovation

Round up of the latest news & support, incl COVID-19 and its impact

Learning content to help your business to move forward

Finding the right type of funding for your business

Attracting, acquiring and retaining customers for your business

Building your team and embedding a value-based culture

Resources and advice to help you take care of yourself and your team

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Games and
Esports

Playing our part to support growth

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At Barclays, we’re playing our part to help the UK Games Industry grow and develop.

We see the positive impact that games can have in bringing communities together, inspiring creativity and building an environment to learn.

Ukie Games Demo Day

We are delighted to be partnering with Ukie, in creating an opportunity for UK Games developers to showcase their game to potential audiences and investors.

Register to attend

'Reaching the next level' report

Reaching the next level report

Read our latest report, ‘Reaching the next level: Exploring opportunities in the UK games sector’, where we share insights on this fascinating sector from the Barclays Games and Esports team and leading industry body Ukie, and views from two successful UK studios on the challenges and potential within the sector.

Barclays Games Frenzy

Barclays Games Frenzy

As part of our support for the games and esports industries globally and following the success of our Barclays Games Frenzy events last year, we are delighted to present our next event focusing on Growth and Innovation in the Games and Esports industries.

What we're doing

Esports

As part of our work in supporting the games industry, we’re partnering with world-class UK esports professionals to help, develop and grow the sport.

Meet the industry

We have created a series of articles and videos working with our partners and ecosystem to help you grow your business.

Resource hub

Have you missed an event we ran? Check out our resource hub to find recordings of each of our events for playback at a later date.

Products and services

Whether it’s a short term cashflow challenge, or a tax credit loan aligned to assist with video game development, we’re on hand to help.

Resource Hub

Miss an event we ran? You’ll find recordings of all our events on our resource hub.

How To Hire

August, 2021
Jobseekers and developers offer their insights into the hiring process for games studios and how companies can reach a more diverse talent pool.

Into Games

July, 2021
Helping to match aspiring members of the games industry with the careers that suit them, Into Games are championing accessible hiring pathways for people of all backgrounds.

Kings of the North: Three defining British games success stories

Northern Lights: Three defining British games success stories

July, 2021
We spoke to Chris Coates, Head of Studio at Team17, Thomas Painçon Operations Director at Ubisoft Reflections, and Paddy Burns CEO of 4J Studios to hear their thoughts and insight into how they built thriving games businesses far away from London and the South East.

Grads in Games

July, 2021
Grads in Games help students level up their portfolios and find work in the gaming industry.

Mentorship in gaming: Limit Break

Mentorship in Games: Limit Break

July, 2021
We sat down with Anisa Sanusi from Limit Break and one of their Mentors Moo Yu to learn how underrepresented people can benefit from their mentorship program.

Making the most of middleware

Making the most of middleware

July, 2021
Developers share their approaches on when to rely on proprietary tech, and when to bring in externally built tools to improve the quality of your game.

For G4mers Sake

For G4mers Sake

July, 2021
Games can open up new doors for younger people. With this in mind, Kieran Sanford created For G4mer Sake.Their events provide a safe space to make friends, discover new opportunities in games, learn about esports and become part of a welcoming community.

What’s next for game streaming?

What’s next for game streaming?

July, 2021
Cloud technology has already revolutionised other forms of entertainment, but is still in its early stages when it comes to video games. We ask developers about the final barriers and how they may be overcome.

Explore Resource Hub

Partnering with games industry experts from the grassroots up

We’re partnering with best-in-class industry bodies to bring new events, workshops and solutions. Supporting the UK games and esports industries to develop their skills and connect with like-minded professionals.

Take a look at some of our partners:

Events

Barclays have joined forces with our partners to pull together an impressive calendar of free, virtual events.

UKIE’s The Return of the Game Together

PRIDE chats - Building & Managing Positive Communities in Games with Xbox

Thursday 5 August 16:00 - 18:00
Each PRIDE chat session will start at 4pm on their respected date and will be two hours long, starting with a hour slot which will be chaired by a Founding Partner of the #RaiseTheGame Pledge. After the first hour, the second hour slot will be dedicated to socialising, might that be carrying on discussions from the first session or simply having fun and playing games with fellow industry folk!

GameBlast 21

UKIE Remote Jobs Live

Wednesay 11 August 16:00 - 18:00
Looking for your next job working in Unreal? Join us to hear directly from games developers with Unreal vacancies; who they are, what they've done and most importantly, who they're looking for.

UKIE Remote Jobs Live

DEV:PUB - Meet the Studios from UK Game of the Show & EuroPlay

Wednesay 18 August 15:00 - 17:00
UK Game of the Show and EuroPlay Video Games Contest are taking place in August during devcom and gamescom. Prior to the live events, Ukie will be setting up the first-ever DEV:PUB Virtual Expo, in partnership with Kwalee. Register to attend the DEV:PUB virtual expo to gain unrivalled access to the studios taking part and their as of yet unreleased games. This is ideal for publishers, investors and press looking to meet the studios or media.

News

Games Innovation Challenge 2021

Games Innovation Challenge 2021

We have joined up with NSE (National Student Esports) to sponsor their first Games Innovation Challenge to students across the UK.

Barclays and the gaming industry: a multiplayer partnership

Barclays and the gaming industry: a multiplayer partnership

The UK gaming industry is valued at £5.7bn – and Barclays is a pioneer in this rapidly evolving sector. David Gowans, Head of Creative Technologies at Barclays Ventures, shares his insights into the bank’s approach to gaming and esports – and why every sector can benefit from its innovations.

Ukie Reveals UK Game of Show Finalists

Ukie Reveals UK Game of Show Finalists

Winner of the competition on 24 August will represent the UK at the first EuroPlay Contest.

Meet the Games and Esports Team

Dave Gowans

Dave Gowans

Head of Games and Esports

Jon Paterson

Jon Paterson

Partnership Lead

Elaine Moran

Head of Games and Esports Strategy

Matthew Colclough

Esports Lead

Gavin Smith

National UK Lead for Business Development

Connect

Whether you’re starting out in games and esports or looking to expand, we’re here to help. If you’d like to find out more about our exciting gaming and esports programme and upcoming events, we’d love to hear from you.

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