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Games in the City Festival hits Staffordshire University on 11-15th December!

Talks, workshops and panels to help you learn everything you need to know to build a career in games.

Into Games Partners with Staffordshire University London

An exciting 12 month partnership to help create better to help create a more Diverse UK Video Games Industry

Sharkmob are joining as Into Games Industry Partners

Into Games are delighted to announce a wonderful arrival to our family of Partners - the brilliant folks at Sharkmob London are joining as Into Games Industry Partners for 2023!

How to Send your Game Jam Performance through the Roof with Anything World

Ubisoft UK are joining as Into Games Industry Partners

One of the worlds largest studios joins forces with Into Games to create a more equitable path into the industry

Sumo Group Wrapped

A summary of our impact accross the UK in 2022/23

Free Tickets to UK Games Events for care-leavers and low-income backgrounds

Into Games is launching an events and travel bursary for those who face financial hardship

Celebrating our FastTrackers C++ Cohort!

nDreams Wrapped

Jagex Partnership Wrapped

A round-up of all of Jagex and Into Games achievements together over the course of a year!

Into Games are partnering with Avalanche Studios Group!

We’re thrilled to announce our newest partnership with Avalanche Studios Group!

Hangar 13 Wrapped

A quick rundown on the brilliant things Hangar 13 and Into Games partnership has allowed us to achieve together so far…

How to write a game design document

Creative Assembly Wrapped

Into Games are partnering with ustwo games!

We're delighted to announce we're partnering with ustwo games!

Rare are Into Games Partners

As part of our inaugural Industry Partners Program, Into Games are ecstatic to announce that they’re collaborating with the legendary Rare for 21/22!

Could you be our new Into Games board member?

Studio Gobo Wrapped

A quick rundown on the brilliant things Studio Gobo and Into Games partnership has allowed us to achieve together so far…

Into Games Supports Mental Health Matters

My name is Rosalie and I work for Into Games and earlier this year, through Ukie, I signed up for a Mental Health First Aid Online Course delivered by Mind Fitness Training.

Into Games are partnering with FuturLab!

We're excited to announce our newest Into Games Industry Partnership with FuturLab!

Anything World are sponsoring Into Games!

We’re hyped to announce that the awesome Anything World are our newest sponsors!  

Electric Square Wrapped

A quick rundown on the brilliant things Electric Square and Into Games partnership has allowed us to achieve together so far…

Ukie and Into Games launch the VGA Awards 2022 at Ukie AGM At EGX 2022

Ukie and Into Games launch the VGA Awards 2022, a celebration of the efforts of the Video Games Ambassadors, the world’s largest network of games volunteers.

 Into Games are partnering with 10:10 Games!

We’re delighted to announce our most recent partnership with the wonderful folks at 10:10 Games!

Everything you need to know about games apprenticeships we're supporting

Announcing the Careers Festival 2022! 🎉

Portfolio Reviews, Jobs, and Career Advice! 

What's the IG50? - Our Winners and How You Can Get Involved Next Year!

IG50 highlights the talented career seekers that are looking to get into the games industry and are ready for hire! Learn more about this year's winners and how you can get involved next year!

Studio Live: Gloucestershire College + Mediatonic + VGAs

Nominations Now Open for IG50 to Celebrate Underrepresented Talent and Career Seekers in the UK Games Sector 

Studio Live: Greater Brighton MET + Hangar 13

Into Games Launches Pilot After School Club For Underrepresented Young People

Aimed at KS3 (ages 12-15), the club's aspiration is to enable a new generation of diverse creators to better tell their stories and find rewarding pathways into creative work.

Studio Live: Westminster University + Splash Damage

Learn about the work experience undertaken by students at Westminster University.

Games Industry Networking: The Introvert's Guide

The barrier of introversion doesn’t have to be the end of your networking journey.

What we learnt at WASD (and what you can too)

Over the 3-day event, we had talks and Q&A sessions from some fantastic speakers, and we want to share some key takeaways with you.

How Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion Can Empower the Games Industry

Dom Shaw, EDI coordinator from UKIE shares his tips on how EDI can improve the Games Industry and students looking for their first role.

Sumo Group partners with Into Games!

Supporting diverse talent into the sector!

How Into Games Improved the Kickstart Scheme for the Games Industry

With the scheme coming to an end in March 2022, we thought we would take a look back on our experience with Kickstart, and what we have been able to achieve.

Key Tips to Prepare You for Global Game Jam

Global Game Jam is the world's largest annual game creation event! We are here to talk about how to get the most out of your jamming experience!

How to Get Games Industry Work Experience

If you want to understand what it's like to work in a studio, get to grips with how a game is made and meet some industry professionals up close and personal, there are plenty of options to make that happen.  

Become a Student Video Games Ambassador!

Become a Student Video Games Ambassador and help transform the lives of young game developers across the country!

Media Molecule are Into Games Partners

Media Molecule, the creative minds behind Dreams - a universe of creative tools and game-making magic - have joined forces with Into Games to make game development, as well as the path into the industry, an accessible, fun, and rewarding journey.

How to Stay Organised Planning Awards and Curriculums

In this interview, we chat with Robin Milton from Women in Games. She walks us through how she stays organised working on a variety of different initiatives and what we can all expect from the Women in Games Global Festival.

How to Get from IT to the Games Industry

Changing careers can be very overwhelming. We had a chance to sit down with Dave Gomes and talk about his journey in the games industry coming from IT and what it was like to work on Horizon Zero Dawn.

10 Tools to Use to Develop Your Next Game

It's always exciting to start on a new game venture, but it can be difficult to narrow down how you want to go about developing it. Here is a list of 10 tools to consider using on your next project.

Become an Into Games Champion!

Into Games Champions Training equips you with the tools necessary to become a powerful voice for change in the industry.

Into Games releases the UK Games Apprenticeship 2021 report

Over 100 game studios took part in our 2021 report looking at the attitudes towards apprenticeships in the games sector.

Rivet Games - We're Hiring Through the Kickstart Scheme

Are you ready for some more entry level roles in the games industry? Well Rivet Games has you covered with a selection of some really awesome roles that need filling.

nDreams - We're Hiring Through the Kickstart Scheme

There's still time to start your career in the games industry through the Kickstart scheme and nDreams are looking for fill a variety of roles.

What It Takes To Be a Great Producer in the Games Industry

Becoming a producer in the games industry means having to solve issues quickly and effectively. Steven Golding was kind enough to take some time out to answer our questions about his role as a producer in the games industry.

What does it mean to be a UX Designer?

There's a lot of misconceptions around what it means to be a UX vs a UI designer. Anna Wikström joins us in this interview talking about her role and what it means to her as well as some tips on how to grow your skillset.

Jagex are Into Games Partners

The veteran studio Jagex - creators of the world famous and near-ubiquitous Runescape - have joined forces with Into Games to help make the industry a kinder, more accessible place.

What We Learnt Running the Career Stage With UKIE At EGX 2021

Earlier this month, Into Games had the incredible opportunity to host the Careers Stage at EGX, in collaboration with Ukie and Games Industry Biz!  At the stage, we ran four days of guest talks and Q&A sessions with games industry speakers, aiming to break down barriers for the next generation of UK games talent and bust down some long-standing industry myths!

How to Start Learning Programming for Game Development

The lovely folks at Core Games take us through games programming and getting started

Buckinghamshire College Group are Into Games Partners

Into Games are proud to announce that Buckinghamshire College Group will be joining as an Education Partner for 2021/22 academic term.

EGX Career Stage 2021

Into Games and Ukie will be hosting the Career Stage at EGX 2021 to help give advice to anyone hoping to get a career in the games industry.

Into Games x WIGJ Game Jam 2021

Into Games and Women in Games are joining forces again for a Game Jam of galactic proportions.

Hangar 13 are Into Games Partners

Famed creators of the Mafia series and mainstay to the Brighton games industry scene, Hangar 13 have partnered with Into Games.

Helping parents decipher a good game from a bad one

Conversations about video gaming between parents and their children have been going on for decades. Through his family video games database, Andy Robertson is helping to mediate these talks.

Studio Gobo are Into Games Partners

Into Games are proud to announce that Brighton-based co-development studio Studio Gobo will be joining as one of our first Industry Partners for 2021!

How Can I Be A Better Games Designer?

In this interview, Vicky talks about what games inspired her to work in the games industry, advice for women hoping to join the games industry and her top resources for anyone thinking of working in games design.

nDreams are Into Games Partners

nDreams have been instrumental in paving the way for the next generation of burgeoning talent and studios and now they have become Into Games partners.

How to succeed in a Game Jam

In this interview, we talk about their experience entering game jams along with plenty of advice on how to approach your next game jam.

Fundamentally Games - We're Hiring Through the Kickstart Scheme

The Kickstart Scheme is helping younger people all around the UK to get their first roles in the games industry. Here are some of the roles available through Fundamentally Games.

Electric Square are Into Games Partners

Into Games are delighted to announce that Brighton-based studio Electric Square is coming on board as one of our inaugural Into Games Industry Partners!

What does it mean to be a Brand Manager?

Finding a game's voice is such an integral piece to a game's development and marketing strategy. We were lucky enough to talk with Max Downton from Splash Damage about his experiences working as a Senior Brand Manager at Splash Damage.

Blazing Griffin - We're Hiring Through the Kickstart Scheme

So many studios are taking on the fantastic opportunity to bring fresh talent into the games industry through the UK's Kickstart Scheme. Blazing Griffin is one of them!

2021 Core Invitational Game Jam Winners Have Been Selected

Core Invitational Games Jam winners have been selected

How to Build a Career as a Core Developer

There are so many different resources aspiring games designers can use to get experience creating games. Core has become a really very accessible resource as it's a free-to-play online game with an integrated game creation system. One of it's community's finest creators, Morticai shares his experience creating games on the platform and how you too can enter the Core development community.

How to Create Marketing Strategies for Games

In this interview, Melissa chats with us about her experience entering the games industry from fashion, finding a mentor through Limitbreak Mentorship. and how she handles marketing strategy for her clients.

Virtual Work Experience with Dv8 and Hangar13

Between 22nd – 26th March, game students from Dv8 college undertook a brand new virtual work experience organised by Into Games.

Creative Assembly are Into Games Partners

The folks at Creative Assembly are not only one of the biggest, boldest, and oldest studios in the UK, spawning the likes of the Total War franchise and Alien:Isolation, but their groundbreaking Legacy Project sits at the forefront of connecting industry talent with education and now they're partnered with Into Games.

How to Prepare for Your First Job in Games

Join experts from Creative Assembly, OPM Jobs, ustwo, British Esports and Staffordshire London for a chat about getting ready for your first role...

The Ultimate Games Careers Poster for Schools

My Week at Into Games: Elle Villa

Elle writes on her work experience at Into Games.

The Into Games Podcast: Senior QA/Dev Support Gabby Llanillo

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021

Video Games Ambassador Spotlight: Haris Iqbal & Toby Gallagher

Games Careers Week 2021: Portfolio Pitstop

Find out how you can get involved!

National Games Careers Week 2021

Find out more about games careers and how to get one no matter your background.

The Into Games Podcast: Narrative Designer Corey Brotherson

Mentorship Success Stories: Michael and Chihiro

Find out more about the exepriences of those on our mentorship programme!

Join the Into Games Discord Community

A curated space for tutors, career advisors, students, game enthusiasts, and industry people to learn, share, and collaborate.

Electric Square donates £5k worth of laptops to local schools and colleges

Electric Square donates £5,000 worth of laptops to local schools and colleges to support young people without access to tech during lockdown

Games to Make Games With

Stretch your creative muscles and explore game-making with these titles!

The Into Games Podcast: Level Designer Sean Gorman

Video Games Ambassador Spotlight: Jason Tzaidas

Mentorship Success Stories: Said and Lara-Anne

Find out more about the exepriences of those on our mentorship programme!

Star Stable Lets Me Live Out My Horse Fantasy Online

How to Play Rocket League Like a Pro

Celeste as an Allegory for the Trans Experience

Entering the Gaming World: My First Game

What is the Value of Watching Someone Play a Videogame?

What does a Network Programmer in games do?

How do you become a Network Programmer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

What It's Like As An Environment Artist In Games

Great environment designs can be so integral to a player's experience with a game. Aleks Jankowska discusses her experience working as an Environment Artist at Splash Damage and Ninja Theory.

How to start programming for games

Want to make games but unsure of what programming language to learn first? This guide gives you all the information and advice needed to get started.

Why You Should Join a Game Jam & How to Succeed

Core Games give us the rundown on how and why you should get jamming!

New year, new job: now is the time to start a career in games

With the majority of the game industry’s workforce able to adapt to working online and the overall rise of game playing, it’s never been a better time to make the move into games.

Five Nights at Freddy's is a Game That Will Forever be a Part of Gen Z’s Childhood

Mentorship Success Stories: Dave and Georgia

A mentee from our programme recently landed an internship! Find out about their experience.