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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.
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2020 was an outstanding year for growth and innovation in the Games and Esports industries -
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Ukie Hub Crawl 2021
2021 will see us kick off the annual Ukie Hub Crawl. This is a hugely successful annual activity that normally sees Ukie, and an array of experts, visit up to 15 key locations around the UK to support games businesses on a specific topic.
In 2021, with the event going virtual gives us an amazing opportunity to deliver 12 different and unique events in the Hub Crawl, which will aim to cover the entire life cycle of a games business; from incorporation, growing a team, middleware, running the studio, pitching to funders, getting PR exposure – right through to eventually exiting a business.
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.
Summer Game Fest 2021
Thursday 10 June - Thursday 22 July
Summer Games Fest will feature a range of digital livestream shows – including a spectacular live kick-off show on June 10 at 18:00 GMT, hosted by Geoff Keighley. The kick off show will be followed by a series of events from Game publishers and platforms. No registration needed. For more information click below.
Game Republic online event with Humble Bundle!
Thursday 24 June, 16:00 - 16:45
Game Republic online event with Humble Bundle! Featuring a chat and Q&A with Humble about their various publishing opportunities for developers.
How a London games developer started its journey to carbon neutrality
Monday 28 June, 16:00 - 17:30
Hear from one of London’s leading games developers and its journey to carbon neutrality - and the steps it is taking to empower its players to join in.
Resource Hub
Miss an event we ran? You’ll find recordings of all our events on our resource hub.
The rise of video game subscriptions
June, 2021
Having become the dominant model in other forms of entertainment, we look at how subscriptions are change the way developers reach new audiences.
NSE Innovation Challenge: Impressing the Judges
June, 2021
What does it take to impress the judges of the NSE Innovation Challenge? We spoke to some of this year’s judges including Becky Wright, Will Attwood and our own Matt Colclough to find out what makes a game competitive, innovative and stand out from the crowd.
Why everyone is getting light-headed over ray tracing?
June, 2021
Experts from around the industry explain what ray tracing is, how it is achieved and what it means for video games.
Video Game Publishing Deals
June, 2021
We take a look at the different levels of service and support publishers offer to studios trying to bring their games to market.
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
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
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.
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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