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At Barclays, we’re helping the UK games industry grow and develop.
We see the positive impact that games can have in bringing communities together, inspiring creativity and encouraging learning.
That’s why we…
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Offer innovative products for developers including our tax credit loan
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Support businesses to connect, innovate and grow with our Eagle Labs network
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Partner the UKLC and NSE
- Partner with games and esports industry leaders
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Help games developers at all levels from grassroots up.
What we are 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.
Latest updates and Team
News
Events
Team
Events
Our Labs networks have joined forces with our partners to pull together an impressive calendar of free, virtual events.
Ludum Dare 46 - Weekend Hackathon
Sat 18 April, 09:00 SST
Ludum Dare is an online event where games are made from scratch in a weekend.
R&D, TV, Film & Games Tax Relief - Cratis Evening Presentation
Thu 23 April, 17:00 – 18.30
Cratis will be chatting with Anna Mansi (BFI) and Tim Davies (Sheridan) about tax relief for individuals in the creative & digital industries.
Ukie Hub Crawl: Raising Your Profile - Online Edition
Tue 28 April, 13:00 – 16:00
Learn about marketing, PR, community management, IP, along with products and services that can help businesses enhance their own products.
You Are Not Alone (YANA) – Charity gaming event
Sat 02 May, 12:00 – 00:00
YANA is an event aimed at bringing people together through gaming during isolation whilst promoting social distancing.
Resource Hub
Miss an event we ran? You’ll find recordings of all our events on our resource hub.
Partnering with games industry experts from the grassroots up
We’re partnering with best-in-class industry bodies to bring you new events, workshops, and solutions. We support 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
Together to do good
When the world struggled with the challenges of COVID-19, we sprung into action by supporting a global spectacular virtual event with YANA (You Are Not Alone), the event will bring together over 10 million gamers worldwide and Barclays is a proud sponsor.
Ludum Dare 46 - Weekend Hackathon
Ludum Dare is an online event where games are made from scratch in a weekend.
R&D, TV, Film & Games Tax Relief - Cratis Evening Presentation
Cratis will be chatting with Anna Mansi (BFI) and Tim Davies (Sheridan) about tax relief for individuals in the creative & digital industries.
Meet the Barclays Games Team
Dave Gowans
Head of Barclays Games
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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