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Gateway to Games - links to games sites and UK games companies

Since its inception in 1996 Datascope Recruitment's Gateway to Games web page has given an unrivalled service to candidates and site visitors by providing links to most of the UK's games companies. This page now contains a comprehensive list of useful games related sites.

Please tell us if you have suggestions for new links, or if you find a broken link.

Developer Resources


Programming


Art


Design


QA/Testing/Localisation

  • Testology - Testology has been set up to provide a very high quality of Quality Assurance, games consultancy and testing-staff placement to the entire games industry.

  • L4G - Localisation for Games - Egroup for Translators, Localisation Coordinators, Lecturers, Localisation Vendors, etc.

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Games

  • Sega.com - Game Legends

  • Playstation.com - Sony Computer Entertainment's console's home page

  • Nintendo - Game Gods

  • Microsoft Xbox - Microsoft's official Xbox site

  • GameFAQs - Comprehensive FAQ and walkthrough database

  • Gaming Age - Independent fan site

  • EuroGamer - Serving you a fresh slice of gaming morning, noon and night

  • Game - High street and on-line games retailer

  • IGN.com - High-quality news, reviews, previews, cheats, strategies and features

  • Games Scanner - The Gamer's Directory

  • GameSpot UK - Where gamers go to know.

  • RewiredMind - Games. Because real life sucks…..?

  • GameZone.com - Your PC and Video Game Connection!

  • Happy Puppy - The first-ever commercial games site

  • Computer and Video Games - News, previews, reviews, features and more

  • Games Domain - Up-to-date and unbiased reviews, news and previews

  • GamesUp.com - Award-winning A-Z guide to games and games on the net

  • Gamehourz - Games Forums - Game related discussions from GameHourz

  • Spong.com - The Internet Video Games Database - A museum of computer and videogames with daily gaming news, screenshots, packshots, FAQs, features and reviews

  • GamesTracker - Top PC Games, Playstation 2 games, Xbox & Gamecube - prices, reviews & comparisons

  • N-gage.com - Nokia N-Gage - Features Nokia N-gage, N-gage game deck, games downloads, online games, mobile games, multiplayer games, and more...

  • Fast Video Games - Welcome to Fast Video Games! Single source information for everything about video games. Find video games fast!

  • Gaming Headlines - Prime gaming fodder, with the latest news, hundreds of reviews and a fresh approach to games.

  • Games Radar - Games site part of the Future network

  • Ferrago - Daily gaming news, reviews, opinion & comment

  • Blues News - All the carnage that's fit to post!

  • UGVM - The uk.games.video.misc Magazine

  • Freeloader - Download PC games for free: GTA London & Tennis Antics

  • Gamer.tv - News, previews, reviews and some games to play online

  • Game Spy - The Game Spy Network

  • Sports Planet - The Wide World of Sports Gaming

  • Subgamers - A social network for a new generation console game players

  • The Games Hub - A directory of games related websites

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Industry

  • MobyGames - A Game Documentation and Review Project

  • sloperama.com - Advice on getting into the games industry, primarily for games designers

  • gamesbiz.net - On-line business resource for the interactive entertainment industry

  • MCV - The Market For Home Computing and Video Games

  • Edge Online - The cross platform magazine on-line.

  • Develop Magazine - European trade monthly for everyone in development.

  • Fatbabies - News, rumours and gossip.

  • Tiga - The Independent Games Developers Trade Association

  • Game Developer Magazine - On the Frontline of Game Innovation

  • BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts

  • GAMA - The game manufacturers association

  • SPOnG.com - Internet Games Database

  • E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo. (US)

  • ECTS - Europe's Premier Interactive Entertainment Expo.

  • Milia 2002 - Exhibition dedicated to the creation and delivery of interactive content

  • GamaNetwork - Resources for game development

  • IDGA - International Game Developers Association

  • SIGGRAPH - International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques

  • ELSPA - European Leisure Software Publishers Association

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Events

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Job Seekers

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Games Courses

  • Sheffield Hallam University - MSc Software Development (starts October 2003, in association with SCEE)

  • University of Plymouth - MediaLab Arts - BSc (Hons); Digital Art and Design - BA(Hons); Multimedia Production and Technology - BSc(Hons); Entertainment Technology - FdSc; Media Arts - BA(Hons); Animation and Creative Media - FdA; Sound Engineering and Multimedia Integration - HND; Multimedia Design - FdA; Robotics (In conjunction with Sony) - BSc(Hons)

  • Bolton Institute - Leisure Computing Technology - BSc (Hons); Computer Games Software Development - BSc (Hons) & HND

  • Bournemouth University - National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) - Computer Animation - BA/MA/MSc/PGDip; Computer Animation (Effects) - MA/PGDip; 3D Computer Animation - MA; Computer Visualization and Animation - BA(Hons); Computer Aided Design - Design Engineering & 3D Computer Modelling and Animation - HNC/FdSc; Interactive Media Production - BA(Hons); Computer Animation - MPhil/PhD

  • University of Bradford - Interactive Systems and Video Games Design - BSc (Hons); Computer Animation and Special Effects - BSc (Hons); Electronic Imaging and Media Communication - BSc; Media Technology and Production - BSc; Creative Media and Technologies with Software Systems for e-Business and the WWW - MSc; Creative Media and Technologies with Computer Animation and Special Effects - MSc; Creative Media and Technologies with Multimedia Systems - MSc

  • University of Derby - Computer Studies (Digital Entertainment) - BSc (Hons); 3D Design - BA(Hons); Audio Electronics - BSc/BSc(Hons); Design for Digital Media - BA(Hons); Illustration for Animation - BA(Hons); Internet Technology -FD; Multimedia Technology and Music Production - BSc(Hons); Software Engineering - BSc(Hons); Website Development - WD

  • Essex University - Computer Games and Internet Technology - BEng; Computer Games Engineering - MSc; Internet Engineering - BEng/IE; Internet Computing - BSc/IC; Multimedia Production and Internet Technology - BSc/MMPIT; Internet Technology with Business BSc/ITB

  • University of Huddersfield - Multimedia Design - BSc(Hons) & BA(Hons); Virtual Reality with Animation - BA(Hons); Computer Aided Design - BSc(Hons); Computer Games Programming - BSc(Hons); Interaction Design for Media Technologies - BA/BSc(Hons); Interactive Multimedia - BA(Hons); Software Development with Multimedia BSc(Hons); Video, 3D and Popular Music - BA(Hons); Creative Imaging (Media and Animation) - BA(Hons); Multimedia with Software Development - BA(Hons); Entertainment Electronics BSc(Hons)

  • University of Hull - Games Programming - MSc; Computer Science with Games Development - BSc; PhD in Games Graphics, AL, Real Time Simulation and Modelling

  • Leeds Metropolitan University - Computer Entertainment Technology - BSc (Hons); Creative Music and Sound Technology - BSc(Hons); Multi-media Technology (Animation, Interactive Entertainment, Media) - BSc(Hons); Music Technology - BSc(Hons); Computer Entertainment Technology - HND; Creative Technology - PG Dip/MSc

  • University of Lincoln - Games Computing (Software Development) - BSc (Hons); Games Design - BA(Hons); Interactive Multimedia - BA(Hons); Interactive and Screen Based Graphics - BA(Hons); Media Technology - BSc(Hons); Multimedia Technology - BSc(Hons); Audio Technology - BSc(Hons); Mobile Entertainment - BSc(Hons); Animation - BA(Hons)

  • Liverpool John Moores University - International Centre for Digital Content - Digital Games - MA

  • Liverpool John Moores University - School of Computing - Computer Games Technology - MSc

  • London College of Music and Media - Digital Arts - BA; Design for Interactive Media - BA; Multimedia Computing - BSc; Interactive Software Development - MSc; Computer Arts - MA; Music/Multimedia Technologies - Foundation Degree; Creative Computing - BSc; Digital Animation - BA

  • University of Abertay Dundee - Courses: MSc/PGDip Computer Games Technology, BSc(Hons) Computer Games Technology, Master of Animation for Computer Games, BA Computer Arts, BA Game Production Management. British Computer Society accreditation also pending.

  • Paisley University - Computer Games Technology - BSc (Hons); Computer Animation and Design - BSc; Computer Animation and Digital Art - BA; Computer Animation and Multimedia - BSc; Media Technology - BSc; Multimedia Systems - BSc; Music Technology - Mod/Bus; Digital Art - BA; Media - BA; Computer-Aided Design - BSc; Design with Options - Beng/Des

  • University of Portsmouth - BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology; BSc (Hons) Enterprise in Computer Games Technology; MSc Computer Games Technology

  • Salford University - Computer and Video Games - BSc (Hons); Media Technology - BSc(Hons)

  • University of Teeside - Interactive Computer Entertainment - BSc; Computer Games Design - BA(Hons); Contemporary 3D Design - BA(Hons); Computer Animation - BA(Hons); Creative Visualisation - BA(Hons); Computer Games Programming - BSc(Hons); Virtual Reality - BSc(Hons); Media and Music Technology - BSc(Hons); Music Technology - HND

  • Wolverhampton - Computer Science (Multimedia Technology) - BSc; Computer Science (Games Development) - BSc; Animation - BA(Hons); Design - BA(Hons); Design for Multimedia - BA(Hons); Digital Media - BA(Hons)

  • Staffordshire University - Interactive Entertainment Technology BSc (Hons); Design/Animation - BA(Hons); Design/Electronic Graphics - BA(Hons); Design/Media Production - BA(Hons); Design/Multimedia Graphics - BA(Hons); Interactive Multimedia - BA/BA(Hons); Design Technology - BSc(Hons); Design Technology for Multimedia - BSc(Hons); Digital Film Animation and 3D Technology - BSc(Hons); Simulation and Virtual Reality - BSc(Hons)

  • Glamorgan Centre for Art & Design Technology (GCADT) - Center of Excellence in New Media: Computer Animation in TV, Film & Games - BA(Hons); Advanced VCE in Art & Design; Animation, Multimedia Design, Computer Animation, and Digital Video Design - all BA/HND

  • The University of Central Lancashire - B.A. (Hons) Games Design; B.A. (Hons) Animation; B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Games Development; M.A. Games Design; M.A. Animation

  • Nottingham Trent University - B.Sc. (Hons) Computing and Cybernetics, B.Sc. (Hons) Human-Computer Interaction, B.Sc. (Hons) Imaging and Display Technology

  • University of the Arts - London - 2 year degree - Interactive Games Production

  • University of Wales - Newport - B.A. (Hons) Computer Game Design

  • University of Luton - B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Games Develeopment

  • Northumbria University - BSc (HONS) Computer Games Software Engineering

  • University of Middlesex - Computer Science (Graphics and Games) - BSc (Hons)

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Companies

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