Podcast - UK Games Fund

These podcasts take forward the peer to peer networking and learning that our funded companies have found so valuable at our Community Connect events so that they can benefit a wider audience.

Season 2: Life After 2020

8th October 2020

With continued uncertainty about what lies ahead in the months to come, and with small businesses feeling the brunt of the economic impact of the…

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Season 2: How to build and manage your community

1st October 2020

As game developers, securing engaged and passionate fans is confirmation of success. But your fans aren't just your customers, they're also your biggest marketers. Fans…

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Season 2: Failing Forwards

9th September 2020

Failure...few people like to admit to it, but we've all been there. Mistakes can, and in the creative world of games development, will happen. But…

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Season 2: Marketing and Selling

19th August 2020

Research, outreach, community engagement, authentic communication...all of these aspects of marketing and selling games are discussed in this episode.

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Season 2: Business Sustainability and Growth

6th August 2020

Can business sustainability sometimes be sacrificed in the quest for growth? If fast growth is more appealing to potential investors, how do you manage the…

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Season 2: Mergers and Acquisitions, should we aim to be acquired?

23rd July 2020

At the heart of discussion in this episode is the burning question for a lot if indie dev studios: should passionate games developers be Creative…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Pitching In A Pandemic, Part 2

26th June 2020

The pandemic has not stopped deals from being done and pitches being made. The UK games development sector continues to grow and prosper as studios…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Pitching in a Pandemic, Part 1

18th June 2020

In the first part of this special episode of Inside Indie Games, guest presenter Will Freeman, speaks to Sophia Aubrey Drake (The Big Indie Pitch)…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Dispersed working for games developers, with Simon Bennett and Colin Anderson

9th April 2020

Joined by Colin Anderson (Denki) and Simon Bennett (Roll7), Will explores what opportunities and challenges remote working can have for indie games developers. Both Simon…

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Bonus Episode: How to Pitch

9th September 2019

From games developer, to business development and finally to publishing. Paul Kilduff-Taylor from Mode 7 Games knows a LOT about the independent games development industry.…

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Episode 12: The Power of Community

30th May 2019

Katie Nelson is one of the founders of Blueprint Games, the company behind the very fun 3D platformer ‘Billie Bust Up!’. Blueprint are a brilliant…

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Episode 11: Managing a Remote Team

16th May 2019

Olly Bennett is the CEO of Cardboard Sword - a game development studio based in the North East of England. Olly has worked in the…

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Episode 10: Experimentation & Growth

30th April 2019

Kirsty Rigden is the Development Director at FuturLab - an award-winning game studio based in Brighton. Kirsty’s been with the company since 2010. But her…

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Episode 9: Diversity, School Workshops and Leading by Example

8th April 2019

Helen Andrzejowska is one of the three founders of Ocean Spark Studios, a video game development company formed in late 2016, and based in Huddersfield,…

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Episode 8: You’ve Got Five Minutes to Capture Their Attention

21st March 2019

Adam Boyne is the co-founder and technical lead of BetaJester. This Yorkshire-based games company were formed in 2015 by Adam, and two of his fellow…

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Episode 7: Build a Team Around You

6th March 2019

Tom Beardsmore is the CEO and co-founder of Coatsink, a UK-based game development studio and publisher. Coatsink were formed in 2009, but Tom has actually…

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Episode 6: Doing it All Yourself

19th February 2019

In this episode we speak to John Evelyn. He’s the creator of an entirely hand-drawn first-person adventure game called Collage Atlas. And as you’ll find…

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Episode 5: Launching Your Game with a Bang

7th February 2019

In this episode we’ll hear from Gary Burchell of Fireblade Software. Fireblade Software is the creator of Abandon Ship - a single-player PC game which…

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Episode 4: A Collective Approach to Making Games

23rd January 2019

This is Mal, who helped set up Biome Collective – a co-operative started in 2015 that’s made up of creative technologists, artists, academics, and researchers.…

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Episode 3: Making the most of Events & Awards

10th January 2019

In this episode we're talking to Mark Backler, founder of Fourth State and Sketchbook Games. Right now he's focused on Lost Words, a narrative-based game…

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Yet more amazing news for our funded portfolio! Round 1 funded company @RuffianGames has been acquired by the company behind the GTA series, Take Two Interactive. Ruffian is now known as Rockstar Dundee. Read more here: bitly.com pic.twitter.com/Aj8ztYQBOI

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ICYMI: Round 1 funded company acquired for £23 million. @Coatsink announced last week that they had been acquired by @thunderfulgroup. "We wouldn't be where we are without the support of organisations like the UK Games Fund." Read more here: bit.ly/2GGM1hD

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Round 1 funded company @RuffianGames has been acquired by Take Two Interactive. Ruffian is now known as Rockstar Dundee. “Once again the talent that resides in our funded community has been recognised with a major acquisition..." Read more here: bitly.com pic.twitter.com/g8sh1oTCNA

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Great news for Scotland and Dundee and congratulations to our funded company Ruffian - the good news keeps coming twitter.com/GIBiz/status/1…

Last week from UK Games Fund's Twitter

Inside Indie Games We've now reached the end of the road for Season 2 of our popular podcasts. Throughout the season, our expert panel share their thoughts on pressing issues that today's indie dev studios face. Check out all episodes here: bit.ly/34v8Ixm pic.twitter.com/l9Lddg5xEc

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