Liverpool video game developer to share industry secrets

A Liverpool-based company will offer free advice to people aspiring to enter the video games industry.

The event is aiming to address the diversity and gender imbalance in the industry. According to a recent study, 70% of people working in the gaming industry are male.

Hosted by Games Jobs Live, will take place online and is targeted at 16 to 18 year-olds in the north west. Attendees will get the opportunity to meet and speak with acclaimed games companies and universities who offer video game courses.

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Guests include Alex Perkins, the art director at Avalanche Studios. The developer, which has worked on successful titles such as the Just Cause franchise, has bases across the world, with its sole UK base at the Albert Dock in the city centre.

Liverpool, and the north west in general, has a long history with video game development. Bug-Byte, the company responsible for classic British Spectrum game Manic Miner, was founded in Liverpool as early as 1980. Meanwhile, Psygnosis developed the very first games for the PlayStation One console.

Other speakers include Craig Charsley, senior talent acquisition specialist at Ubisoft, who have worked on the Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games, and Sol Argüeso, lead recruiter from SEGA Hardlight, who are responsible for Sonic Dash and Sonic Forces.

Colin Macdonald, director of Games Jobs Live, said: “The global games market is worth $159 bn, with 2.7 bn people playing video games globally. So, there’s a real opportunity for diverse, young people to enter the thriving UK gaming industry but more needs to be done to communicate the