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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.
Upcoming Games Frenzy Events
From Monday, 9 November – Friday, 13 November, we will be hosting a series of international virtual events across five regions that are leading the way in Games and Esports. These events will give you the opportunity to hear from some of the world’s leading Games and Esports brands and will also give some smaller local studios an opportunity to showcase their work.
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.
Events
Barclays have joined forces with our partners to pull together an impressive calendar of free, virtual events.
Develop: Brighton Digital
Monday 2 Nov - Wednesday 4 Nov
Develop:Brighton Digital will take place featuring a host of outstanding speakers from the development world, and on Wednesday 4 November we will once again salute the brightest and best during the Develop:Star Awards which will also be digital.
Esport in Education Summit
Tuesday 10 Nov, 13:00 - 15:30
The Education Summit will bring together Senior Leaders, Curriculum Managers, Lecturers and Team Coaches from across the UK to discuss the impact, developments and opportunities available in competitive gaming within colleges.
International Games Frenzy
Monday 9 Nov - Friday 13 Nov
As we continue to grow our support for the Games and Esports industries globally and off the back of the success of our Games Frenzy event earlier this year, we are excited to announce the second Barclays Games Frenzy event series and this time we are going global.
Resource Hub
Miss an event we ran? You’ll find recordings of all our events on our resource hub.
Immersive Studios’ mission to push the boundaries of virtual reality
October, 2020
We speak to the team about the origins of their VR business and its broader ambitions for gaming.
Essential games that inspire creativity and teach game design
October, 2020
We look at the games that encourage children to get creative and learn how to become game makers themselves.
Industry Spotlight: Junkfish
October, 2020
Following up a great game with an even better sequel is a major challenge, but the team at Junkfish was fully ready for it.
Meet Akili, the company treating ADHD with games
October, 2020
Chief creative officer Matthew Omernick tells us how an unlikely alliance of software developers and neuroscientists could have created a new kind of medicine.
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:
News
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
Winner of the competition on 24 August will represent the UK at the first EuroPlay Contest.
Helping bring the games industry closer together with a sponsored Slack upgrade
With no way to meet in person over the last few months, we’ve been looking for ways to support the UK games industry and help bring it closer together.
Barclays furthers support for esports with NSE Partnering for 2020/2021 Academic Year
We are delighted to announce we are partnering with NSE for the 2020/2021 British University Esports championship.
Meet the Games and Esports Team
Dave Gowans
Head of Games and Esports
Jon Paterson
Partnership Lead
Elaine Moran
Strategy Lead
Matthew Colclough
Esports Lead
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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