SOURCEBOOKTHE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AGENCIES AND SERVICE COMPANIES
SOURCEBOOK
Contentscreative and promotional SErvices 4
customer Services 56
gaming accessories 60
international distribution 76
legal services 98
localisation, qa and testing 102
manufacturing services 118
recruitment 126
software development 140
uk distribution and logistics 148
company a-z 152
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Adotomi agency 6AGI world 8
AN.X 10BASTION 12
Bezier and hicksville 14buzz 16
studio diva 18Fink 20FLUID 22
freeform.london 24frontroom 26
gem 28INDIGO PEARL 30
keef creative 32Mi 34oM 36
peppermint p 38PMA digital 40premier PR 42
realtime uk 44side and sidelines 46
sjs london 48studio co2 50
THE AUDIO GUYS 52UBER AGENCY 54
Established in 2007, Adotomi is a specialist
agency providing customised marketing
solutions to the video games industry. With our
expertise and passion for games, we provide
tailored solutions to fit your game. From player
acquisition to brand localisation, we listen to our
partners' visions and convert them into reality
with specialist marketing solutions.
With our great reputation, professionalism and
industry expertise we have partnered with some
of the most reputable publishers and developers
in the gaming world; Bigpoint, Jagex and Aeria
Games, just to name a few, to target the right
playerbase for their games.
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Adotomi AgencyTel: +972 (0)37 915 300
Fax: +972 (0)36 39 2577
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.adotomi.com
Key contacts:
Joe McCormack, CEO
Stephen Caffery
Partner Development Manager
Address:
90 Menachem Begin Road
2nd Floor
Tel Aviv 67138
Israel
Employees: 20-50
Established: 2007
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AGI is a world leader in end-to-end
communication solutions, creating and
delivering everything from the most effective
marketing campaigns, eye-catching packaging
design, trade marketing communications,
advertising and interactive media.
With creative teams in London, Paris, Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Sydney, we can
deliver design, digital, localisation and prepress
services on a global scale in addition to special
packaging, print, and marketing collateral.
AGI have the capability to handle projects from
concept to marketplace, including creative
production allowing you to streamline your
internal processes, remove the middleman, and
reduce both your costs and speed to market.
We have a long serving client list that includes
Disney, Fox, Paramount, Universal, Sony, EA,
Activision, Microsoft, Take Two Interactive,
Nordic Games and many more...
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AGI World LtdTel: 0207 602 9119
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agi-world.com
Key contacts:
Graham Hargreaves
John Hyslop
Stuart Hobbs
Clare Godson
Address:
Berghem Mews
Blythe Road
London W14 0HN
Employees: 1,500
Established: 1968
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Specialists in content creation, design, branding
and strategy for the leisure and entertainment
industries.
We’re an advertising agency that offers much more
than you’d expect. As well as the usual design for
print, POS, packaging and broadcast, we’ve worked
with many publishers to help them develop their
existing IPs, through both strategic advice and
content creation, including scriptwriting.
Our team has experience on your side of the
fence, holding senior roles at publishers in the UK,
France and America, so we understand the
processes and structures you operate within.
Whatever stage your product is at, we can help
ensure that it is planted firmly in the minds of your
target audience via sharp positioning, strategic
promotions, relevant advertising and stand-out
packaging and POS.
• Content creation and IP development
• Scriptwriting
• Comic creation and publishing from sister
company com.x
• Game greenlight processes
• Design
• Strategy
• Marketing communications
• Copywriting
• Advertising
• Point of Sale
• Packaging
• First party print submissions
• Video/TV production
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AN.XTel: 020 7785 7156
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.anxagency.com
Key contacts:
Jon Sloan
Ed Deighton
Jayshree Mistry
Address:
1 Quality Court
Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1HR
Employees: 10
Established: 1996
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bastion is a longtime leader in creating market-
making campaigns for interactive entertainment
brands and companies.
Now two new divisions are part of the bastion
family.
b.social is harnessing the power of the social
media space for our clients and delivering
amazing results. If you’re sceptical about how
this medium can work for you – give us a call.
b.on is helping our clients shape and build their
online presence. From website creation and
delivery through to day-to-day management,
our teams ensure that your online presence is
engaging at every level.
bastion is also one of the founding partners of
the onevovice network, a global network of like-
minded agencies who lead their field within their
country. With offices in New York, Los Angeles,
Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid and London, we’re
able to take your message global: quickly,
efficiently and effectively.
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BastionTel: +44 (0)20 7421 7600
Fax: +44 (0)20 7421 7601
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bastion.co.uk
Key contacts:
Dean Barrett
Charlotte Le Rougetel
Christina Erskine
Ravi Vijh
Address:
32-38 Saffron Hill
London, EC1N 8FH
Employees: 9
Established: 1992
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Bezier is Europe’s leading Retail Marketing
Company. We work with our global brand and
retail clients to help them gain a greater share of
their markets through a dynamic range of below-
the-line services, including POS and retail displays,
shopper marketing, fulfillment and distribution.
We recently acquired Hicksville, a full-service,
above-the-line design agency that specialises in
producing cut-through creative for prestigious
entertainment clients including Sony Pictures,
Paramount, Disney, Universal and Warner Music.
This award-winning team* has produced
memorable creative across a range of platforms
and media including AV, press, print, outdoor,
experiential marketing, branding, key art origination
and digital formats.
With Hicksville’s cutting edge above-the-line and
creative skills and Bezier’s unsurpassed production,
planning and below-the-line expertise, our
dedicated Entertainment Division offers clients in
theatrical, home ents, publishing and video games
a service which seamlessly meets their customer
and marketing needs right through-the-line.
*(Winners of two British Video Association Awards in 2010 - Agency of the Year
and Creative Initiative of the Year)
Key Services
Key Art Origination, Branding, Advertising (Print,
Press, Online, Out-of-Home, Experiential, AV, TV,
Radio), Point of Sale, Retail Activation, Pan
European Production, Digital Shopper Marketing,
Procurement, Retail Displays (Perm & Semi-Perm),
Installations, Distribution, Structural Engineering,
Fulfilment, Stock Management
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Bezier & HicksvilleTel: 0207 534 8800
Fax: 0207 453 8805
Website: www.bezier.com
www.wearehicksville.com
Key contacts:
Allison Grant
Commercial/Clients Services Director
Rennie Mitchell
Creative Director
Address:
Golden House
30 Great Pulteney Street
London, W1F 9NN
Employees: 900
Established: 1975
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a Bezier company
Buzz is a global creative agency that solves
marketing challenges through product design
solutions.
We work across a range of categories from
special edition packaging, products and
figurines, to sales kits, point of sale and gaming
accessories.
Our aim is to increase our clients’ pre-order
sales and build their customers’ loyalty by
delivering innovative, custom designed product
that excites gamers and retailers alike.
We take the drama of the in-game world and
embody it in a tangible product that creates a
powerful, positive association and lasts long
after the campaign has been run and won.
Buzz provides a full service encompassing;
ideation, design, prototyping, manufacturing,
testing and logistics. We manage the entire
process and deliver worldwide.
Don’t release your next title with just another
t-shirt or art card, give the fans what they
deserve – product that’s truly special and does
justice to the title it supports!
Let’s create something…
Check out our website to learn more.
www.buzzproducts.com
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BuzzTel: +61 3 8412 9000
Fax: +61 3 8412 9001
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.buzzproducts.com
Key contacts:
Daniel Stabb
Simon Coghlan
Address:
18 Studley Street
Abbotsford
Victoria 3067
Australia
Employees: 50+
Established: 1999
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All trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Visit our website to view a selection of recent work
www.studiodiva.co.uk
Enjoy the Ride
“Powerful creative that works hard in
every format from print to mobile media.
Visual communication built with honesty,
experience and sound creative strategy.”
Studio Diva is an independent visual
communications agency, with eight years of
experience producing campaigns for some of
the world’s most iconic video games brands.
Our ideas are boundless, but our work ethic is
simple; we aim to make the creative journey as
smooth and enjoyable as possible. Relevant,
persuasive communication is paramount, but we
think the experience of getting there is just
as important.
If you like the idea of a down to earth creative
team that listens hard, explores your world, and
always goes the extra mile - work with us and
enjoy the ride.
“...an awesome powerhouse of creative talent.
The team produce fantastic work that is highly
innovative, creative, cost effective and
prompt. We have never had any reason to
source elsewhere.”
Keith Cox, Trade Marketing Manager, Activision.
To find out more, view our latest campaigns, or
take a peek at our blog, visit our website:
www.studiodiva.co.uk
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Studio DivaTel: 0117 214 0404
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.studiodiva.co.uk
Key contacts:
Andy Barnes
Suzy Barnes
Jon Llewelyn
Grahame Taylor
Address:
Top Floor
The Architecture Centre
16 Narrow Quay
Bristol
BS1 4QA
Employees: 7
Established: 2003
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Services
• Event Branding
• Interactive DVD-Roms
• Localisation
• Online Advertising
• Packaging
• Point of Sale
• Pre-Order Incentive
• Print Advertising
• Video Emailers
• Websites
CREATIVE TO THE CORE
Creativity Competitive Rates
Client SatisfactionConsole Artworking
Welcome to the world of Fink…
A world of design, artworking and creativity that
is built on original thinking, strong technical
knowledge and pride in all that we do.
For almost 10 years, and with over 50 years
combined experience in the games industry, we
have helped our long-standing clients bring their
ideas and titles to market, with minimum fuss,
competitive costs and a fresh outlook on the
creative process. In our world, smooth approval
of submitted console artworks is consistently
achieved, on time and in budget.
Over the last year our world has embraced
some top releases, from some of the best
publishers in the business; however, every title,
from the smallest to the largest, is treated with
the same flair and passion.
So come and experience our world, you’ll find it
a very productive place.
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Fink CreativeTel: 01480 302350
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.finkcreative.com
Key contacts:
Oliver Hilton
Address:
2A Station Road
St Ives
Cambridgeshire
PE27 5BH
Established: 2002
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15 Years • 107 Brands • 249 Campaigns
Never Not Creating
Fluid is not only our name, but also our branding
philosophy. We have no house style, and our
studio represents a rich pool of outstanding talent
from a wide range of artistic disciplines. At every
stage of the creative process we guarantee flexible,
comprehensive design solutions that bear
testament to the breath of our experience and
versatility of style.
The company ethos ‘Never not creating’ ensures
every project we undertake benefits from an
ingrained passion and cultural knowledge, earning
Fluid a growing reputation for consistently
evolving creativity.
Services include:
Design/Branding/Identity/Advertising/Packaging/
Point of Sale/Media Kits/Motion Graphics/Trailers/
Digital Online/Illustration/CGI Animation/
Print Management
Entertainment Clients include:
Bethesda Softworks
Blitz Games
Capcom
Chrysalis Music
Codemasters
Electronic Arts
Microsoft Xbox
MTV
Sega Europe
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Music
The Walt Disney Company
THQ
Universal Music
Warner Bros Interactive
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FluidTel: +44 (0)121 212 0121
Fax: +44 (0)121 212 0202
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fluidesign.co.uk
Key contacts:
James Glover, Creative Director
Address:
12 Tenby Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B1 3AJ
Employees: 8
Established: 1995
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An integratedcampaignis likea story.And everybodylovesa story.You make them,we tell them.
112-116 Old Street, London EC1V 9BG. Tel: 020 7183 6664 Email: [email protected] www.freeformlondon.co.uk
freeform.London is a full service creative agency
to the entertainment industry.
Established over ten years ago, we specialise in
print and digital creative, strategy and planning,
marketing, AV and production. Working on a
wide variety of projects from within the sector,
we handle small design briefs to global above-
the-line ad campaigns. freeform.LA opened this
year to ensure we fulfil our promise to deliver
worldwide campaigns at a local level, with the
two offices working closely together to share
files and ensure time and cost efficiencies.
Our digital division, freeform.Digital brings
together strategic expertise with cutting edge
creative and technical platform experience
across the digital space. This is a key part of our
group offering and we view digital as
experiential, not just ‘the web’. All of our digital
work is underpinned with great commercial
awareness.
freeform.Motion is a creative audio visual
department which scripts, storyboards and
produces all forms of audio visual broadcast
material such as sizzles, promos, trailers and TV
spots.
Our highly skilled team have been handpicked
from the best within the industry to provide
specialist experience and knowledge. Providing
outstanding creative is the bare minimum but
building long-lasting relationships comes from
successful results; we pride ourselves on
consistently achieving both. Try for yourself.
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freeform.LondonTel: +44 (0)20 7183 6664
Tel: +1 (310) 564 0014
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7692 7873
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.freeformworldwide.com
Key contacts:
Tony Roberts
Vince Newland
Amanda Colvin
Address:
112-116 Old Street,
London, EC1V 9BG
1514 17th Street
Suite 102, Santa Monica
CA 90404
Employees: 80
Established: 1995
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Crysis 2 - Trailers Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Launch campaigns
Pro Evolution Soccer - Global advertising campaigns
Sonic Free Riders - Launch campaign
Bulletstorm - Trailers
Bennetts Bike Insurance - Print, digital & DM
Cheekybingo.com - Brand creation & launch campaign
Football Manager - Global advertising campaigns
Partybingo.com - Brand creation & launch campaign
We work in partnership with you to create
campaigns that sell.
Frontroom is a specialist in developing
cut-through video game campaigns for the
industry's most successful brands. Over ten
years’ experience, over 80 titles, over 25
multi-format, number one hits.
Unlike other agencies, we begin with strategic
planning to uncover the most effective ways to
achieve your objectives. We write the creative
briefs to save you time too.
Our creative teams have the expertise to deliver
fully integrated, international campaigns, from
digital, brand ID, logo design and print
advertising, to radio, TV, packaging and POS. We
look at every new project as a new opportunity
to do something great.
Beyond video games, we have a solid base of
entertainment clients, like Momentum Pictures,
Disney TV Channel and Foxy Bingo, which
means we always bring a fresh approach and
innovative thinking to every game project.
If you would like to see how we can make a real
difference to your next campaign, please check
out our website, or just call for a chat.
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FrontroomTel: +44 (0)20 7729 3033
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.frontroom.com
Key contacts:
Lau Glendinning
Managing Partner
Jackie Davis
Managing Partner and Creative Director
Gareth Kane
Planning and Strategy Director
Address:
The Workhouse
31 Charlotte Road
London
EC2A 3PB
Employees: 17
Established: 2004
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St George HouseHarlow Business ParkParkwayHarlow, EssexCM19 5QF (T) +44 (0)1279 822800
(W) www.gem.co.uk/gemcreative(E) [email protected]
PART OF THE GEM GROUP OF COMPANIES
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reat
ive.
media buying.
trade marketing.
pr.retail marketing.
print + digital design services.
flexible display solutions.
customised bundles.
bespoke packaging.
point of sale.
planograms.
the future.
Gem Creative is Gem Distribution’s award-
winning in-house creative agency producing
bespoke marketing solutions for many of its
partners.
Working collaboratively with suppliers and
customers, the team produces sophisticated
and innovative marketing collateral and retail
ready in-store solutions to help maximise
product sell-through.
Gem Creative has already built a solid reputation
for the quality of design and the breadth of
solutions offered and currently has many
projects in place with key vendors to promote
products and brands in-store (independent,
specialist and chain).
As well as supporting the core sales and logistic
functions of Gem UK, Gem Creative also works
a design and PR agency offering partners the
service of a top tier creative agency creating
solutions for any objective and welcomes the
opportunity to demonstrate its talents to
businesses that might not yet be working with
Gem’s primary sales and logistics functions.
Gem Creative offers:
Media Buying
Trade Marketing
PR
Retail Marketing
In-Store Solutions
Print & Digital Design Services
Customised Bundles
Bespoke Packaging
In-House Publication ‘The Future’
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Gem CreativeTel: 01279 822 800
Fax: 01279 421 979
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gem.co.uk/gemcreative
Key contacts:
Katie Rawlings, Head of Marketing
01279 459 072
Matt Andrews, Senior Designer
Peter Cox, Website Executive
01279 459 198
Address:
St George House
Harlow Business Park
Parkway, Harlow
CM19 5QF
Employees: 10
Established: 2008
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Straight talking, hard working, outstandingly
creative, and experts in digital entertainment -
that’s Indigo Pearl.
So, what else do you need to know? Here are
five things to take away from this ad:
1. We are field experts in everything from apps
to MMOs to retail games to browser-based
games.
2. Indigo Pearl has a proven track record for
delivering campaigns that work!
3. Creativity is complemented by superb
reporting.
4. Our media expertise is based on relationships
not contacts.
5. Indigo Pearl’s Asset Management division is
the industry leader in providing press extranet
solutions.
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Indigo PearlTel: +44 (0)20 8964 4545
Fax: +44 (0)20 8711 5857
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.indigopearl.com
Key contacts:
Caroline Miller
James Beaven
Address:
8a Lonsdale Road
London
NW6 6RD
Employees: 10
Established: 2001
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ABOVE THE LINE, BELOW THE LINE, THROUGH THE LINE, ONLINEwww.keefcreative.com
ABOVE THE LINE, BELOW THE LINE, THROUGH THE LINE, ONLINEwww.keefcreative.com
keefcreative is a creative, brand and marketing
communications agency. Our strength lies in
offering our clients a true creative partnership.
With over 15 years experience working for
clients such as Nokia, Orange, Kodak and
Electronic Arts, we are passionate about creativity
and the delivery of high quality solutions that
match our clients’ objectives and which really
make a difference to the bottom line.
Central to this objective is the cementing of
long-term relationships that are built on trust
and integrity. This enables us to add value, to
truly understand our clients’ businesses and
markets, and to develop solutions that have
strategic benefit as well as creative substance.
Sound Interesting?
Well take a look at the work, download our
portfolio and then get in touch.
Services:
Above the line. Below the line.
Through the line. Online.
direct line: +44 (0)20 3239 7563
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keefcreative ltdTel: +44 (0)20 3239 7563
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.keefcreative.com
Key contacts:
Keith Hodgetts
Address:
19 Middleleaze Drive
Middleleaze
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN5 5GL
Employees: 5
Established: 2010
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We are Mi. We tell stories for games using
outstanding imagery and animation.
We’ve worked (and continue to work) with
clients including Eutechnyx and Activision – and
we’ve created trailers, development diaries, pack
art and other marketing support materials for
our clients. Mi can help you develop your
concepts into x-movies and ripomatics, and
work with you to deliver fully rendered
cinematics and finalised marketing assets.
We offer our clients a unique combination of
creativity and technical know-how by applying
strategic marketing concepts to CGI.
We’ll create stunning visuals, films and
environments which will communicate exactly
what you need them to.
Our key staff have vast experience in games, but
also come from a variety of other backgrounds
including architecture, advertising, and character
animation. It is this unique combination which
allows us to look at projects from a different
perspective and create truly stand-out work.
Mi understands the marketing process and can
plug into your development cycle, helping you
attain benchmark artwork long before your tech
will be ready. We can work to your pipelines and
spec to seamlessly integrate assets.
Talk to a team which understands what it takes
to get noticed – +44 (0) 161 214 4780,
+44 (0)203 095 9740
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MiTel: +44 (0) 161 214 4780, +44 (0)203 095 9740
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.wearemi.com
Key contacts:
Tony Hartley-Denton, Managing Director
Ian Hogg, Creative Director
Gareth Thatcher, Technical Director
Adam Dickinson, Lead Artist
Address:
Unit 1a
Abito
85 Greengate
Salford
M3 7NA
Employees: 10
Established: 2009
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UK and US dialogue experts.
Script writing, adaptation, translation, casting,
recording and capture.
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OMTel: 0207 713 9000
Fax: 0207 713 8735
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.omuk.com
Key contacts:
Rachel Lankester
Juan Manuel Delfin
Address:
Unit 2
22 Pakenham Street
London
WC1X 0LB
Employees: 6
Established: 1996
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Peppermint P is the marketing consultancy that
is dedicated to the video, mobile and casual
game sectors. We specialise in media
campaigns targeting trade and/or consumers,
including strategic work for game developers
and full launch campaigns for publishers on
traditional and emergent gaming formats
including: iPhone and mobile, flash and
browser-based social and casual gaming,
MMOs, plus home and handheld consoles.
Our specialism is not limited to video games.
The team has experience in sectors including
toys, music, telecoms, film, technology and B2B
services including legal and financial. We can
work on a wide variety of budgets and to most
timescales.
We currently provide PR consultancy, media
planning and strategic marketing services to a
wide range of clients from the game
development, publishing and ancillary service
sectors.
Peppermint is owned and managed by two
career marketers who spent many years working
in-house before starting this agency. We’ve also
worked with many of our competitors at one
time or another and we think it’s this experience
that gives us a unique insight into our clients’
needs.
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Peppermint PTel: 0207 240 2645
Fax: 0207 681 1967
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.peppermintp.com
Twitter: @peppermintcom
Key contacts:
Keef Sloan, Director,
Simon Jones, Director,
Tony Coles, Account Manager,
Address:
71 Endell Street
London
WC2H 9AJ
Employees: 6
Established: 2007
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Do you want a digital agency that works? An
agency that has created campaigns for
hundreds of game releases? An agency that has
won awards for its work within the games
industry? An agency that can handle TV ad
production, video, web media and web design?
An agency that works for some of the world’s
largest consumer brands? An agency that’ll work
its socks off to deliver exceptional work?
That’ll be us then.
PMA | Where Ideas Work ™
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PMA DigitalTel: 020 7060 4500
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pmadigital.com
Key contacts:
Mark Cluer, Managing Director
Max Peters, Project Director
Address:
36 Gloucester Avenue,
Primrose Hill,
London
NW1 7BB
Employees: 30
Established: 1992
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Premier PR’s Games Division has been built from
the ground up, designed to take advantage of a
new way of communicating.
Our agency is entirely open-source. Reports are
updated in real-time, accessible to our partners
on a minute-by-minute basis. Where agencies
typically hide contacts, we’re happy to share. PR
is not about media databases, it’s about
relationships and communication skills.
Unlike any other games agency, we are able to
draw on an enormous pool of talent, sharing
ideas, expertise and contacts. Our Home
Entertainment Division operates at the heart of
modern media. Biggest shows on TV – we’re
promoting them. Recent campaigns include
Doctor Who, Glee, The Walking Dead and True
Blood. And we handle a wealth of theatrical
releases, celebrity clients and West-End shows.
We are the only agency capable of talking to the
hardcore press or the national newspaper
newsdesks – with proven results. We frequently
achieve breakout coverage for our clients – from
full-pages in national newspapers to coverage on
broadcast news, we can put your games in front
of the largest audiences, delivering significant
ROI, campaign after campaign.
Nominated as PR Team of the Year 2011 at the
prestigious MCV Industry Excellence Awards –
the only time an agency has been nominated
without a specific client – we really think we’re
making waves.
Get in touch to find out what we could do for
you.
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Premier Public RelationsTel: +44 (0)207 292 8330
Fax: +44 (0)207 734 2024
Email: [email protected]
Website: games.premierpr.com
Key contacts:
Simon Byron, Director of Games
Ali Wood, Senior Account Manager
Address:
91 Berwick Street
London
W1F 0NE
Employees: 120
Established: 1999
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RealtimeUK is one of the video games industry’s
leading Creative CGI Studios. Since its formation
in 1996, the company has built a solid reputation
for its punctual delivery of high quality
productions amongst its many clients. These
include some of the global video games
industry’s leading publishers and developers
such as Disney Interactive Studios, Sega,
Codemasters, Microsoft Games Studios, Sony
and THQ.
In the past year alone, RealtimeUK’s talented in-
house team have successfully delivered creative
solutions for a wide variety of video game
related projects. These include being involved in
both production and marketing aspects for
some of the games industry’s most high-profile
releases.
We pride ourselves on producing world class
CG and animation that surpass all expectations.
Our purpose built production studio has a
vibrant culture and creative atmosphere, where
our talented team live and breathe the work that
we create for our clients.
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RealtimeUKTel: 01772 682363
Fax: 01772 683592
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.realtimeuk.com
Key contacts:
Dave Cullinane, Account Director
Address:
Willows Farm Studios
Ballam Road
Westby
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 3PN
Employees: 27
Established: 1996
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Side is an award-winning production company
providing creative services to the games
industry. With over ten years’ experience and a
reputation for high quality production, Side is a
trusted partner for leading publishers and
developers around the world.
Our creative services include:
• Casting – Voice, physical performance,
facial likeness
• Directing – Vocal performance, MoCap,
Performance Capture
• Character Creation
• Narrative Design
• Scriptwriting
• Consultancy
• Recording Facilities
Selected projects: The Witcher 2: Assassins of
Kings (CD Projekt Red); Brink (Splash
Damage/Bethesda); Fable III (Lionhead); Total
War: Shogun 2 (The Creative Assembly)
GoldenEye 007 (Activision/Eurocom); Star Wars:
The Old Republic (LucasArts)
Side and Sidelines – Engaging character
performances
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Side and SidelinesTel: +44 (0)207 631 4800
Fax: +44 (0)207 631 4801
Email: [email protected]/[email protected]
Website: www.side.com/www.sidelinesagency.com
Key contacts:
Andy Emery, Creative Director
Sini Downing, Sidelines Agency Director
Address:
Great Titchfield House
14 – 18 Gt Titchfield Street
London
W1W 8BD
Employees: 15
Established: 1997
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We use our creative heads.
you should too.
WWW.SJSLONDON.COM
As much as we’d like to get into the willy
waving, we’d rather keep it all about our heads.
After all, that’s the main bit of us you’re
interested in. Isn’t it?
Our heads have been involved in all kinds of
creative work, not just for big games publishers
like Capcom, EA, Namco, Sony and
Codemasters, but also big ‘other’ companies
too, like Universal Music, Little Brown Publishing
and Warner Music Group. Uh-oh, it’s getting a
bit ‘wavy’, isn’t it?
It’s lucky then that we can quickly head that off
by saying that we’ve worked with lots of smaller
but equally lovely companies too!
Rather than sum up every single bit of creative
work we’ve ever done, we’ll just say that we do
it all. Whatever we’re given, we solve it by
putting our heads together. Give us a try.
And with that, we’ll wave goodbye.
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SJS LONDONTel: +44 20 7421 9400
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sjslondon.com
Key contacts:
Rachel – [email protected]
Andy – [email protected]
Sam – [email protected]
Address:
32-38 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8FH
Employees: 12
Established: 1999
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Quench your thirst.
Need some refreshment? Our philosophy is
simple. You get hooked right into the studio:
a collection of straight-talking creative thinkers
and talented, diligent artworkers. You get a
straight shot of direct, active people working on
your project – maximising your brief and getting
the most from your budget.
Our regulars can testify to the success of
this stimulating approach: Microsoft, Ubisoft,
Codemasters, and many more. They know that
ordering from us taps into years of experience in
the games industry, a ‘can-do’ attitude in every
situation and a constant thirst for the best
creative solutions. Our glass is always full.
So, for a cocktail that blends the best of what
we do for a complete campaign, or a dedicated
trade marketing tool, a unique and stunning
piece of POS or an effective advertisement,
talk to us. We get to know your tastes, your
preferences and your story so that you get what
you expect: intelligent, targeted creative.
The bar is open.
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studio CO2Tel: +44 (0)1483 414 415
Fax: +44 (0)1483 414 183
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.studioco2.com
Key contacts:
Steve Cross, Director
Address:
Wey Barn
22-26 high street
godalming
surrey
GU7 1AD
UK
Employees: 7+
Established: 2002
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AUDIO FOR GAMES35+ YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE
ON 175+ PUBLISHED TITLES ON ALL MAJOR FORMATS
www.theaudioguys.co.uk +44 (0) 1788 565230
Audio Outsourcer Nominee 2010
The Audio Guys is an audio outsource company,
providing a complete audio solution to game
developers and publishers.
With over 35 years combined experience in
game audio development, we have over 175
titles under our belts, covering all formats and
platforms since the early 1990s. Our work has
featured on many triple-A titles, including the
Micro Machines, Brian Lara Cricket, Colin McRae
Rally, TOCA Race Driver, Overlord and Forza
Motorsport series of titles.
Our most recent projects include Backbreaker
(505 Games), Kinectimals (Microsoft), MotoGP
(Capcom), and Nascar The Game (Activision).
We are eager to team up with any developer,
anywhere in the world, to offer whatever game
audio services are required.
We can provide: audio system design and
documentation... audio implementation…
consultancy and advice... sound design... project
management... planning and scheduling...
dialogue and localisation services... specialist
recording... surround mixing... sourcing of
music... the list goes on.
We are experienced and committed game audio
developers – far more than a simple outsource
solution. We can integrate into your title, in
whatever way you require, from full hands on
development of audio systems, to just supplying
assets, and everything in between.
We would be delighted to talk to you about your
next project, no matter how big or small.
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The Audio GuysTel: +44 (0)1788 565230
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.theaudioguys.co.uk
Key contacts:
Tim Bartlett
Dan Gardner
Address:
Southcroft
Brookside Close
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV22 6AH
Employees: 3 + freelance support
Established: 2006
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For fps sake!
Get your shmup together and get the rpg agency for the mmbbg rts job!
uberagency.com
“
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“Our name means:
over, above, more than.
We work hard every day
to live up to our name.”
Über is an integrated ideas agency for the
entertainment industry with big thinkers creating
campaigns for video games, film, in-home
entertainment, music labels, performance art
and prestigious industry events. Clients through
our seven-year history include Activision,
Codemasters, BAFTA, Bethesda, Sega, THQ, 505
Games, BBC, Warner Bros., Sony, Random
House, Casio, Setanta Sports and Ubisoft.
Concepts, branding, key art, packaging, press,
digital campaigns, trailers, TV, outdoor,
merchandise, POS, print and delivery logistics.
Put short, we do the lot.
At the centre of it all is high-end creativity and
big ideas, coming together with the down-to-
earth attitude and solid thinking required to
piece together a trusted all-round marketing
solution for any entertainment campaign.
Because, like the best games themselves, Über
appreciates that it’s not all about the fancy
graphics.
Campaign magazine top 5 agency
outside London.
Marketing magazine top 30 creative agency.
The Drum ‘2010 advertising agency
of the year’.
RAR recommended agency.
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ÜberTel: 0114 278 7100
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.uberagency.com
Key contacts:
Chris Walton
Richard Benjamin
Address:
Royds Mill
Windsor Street
Sheffield S4 7WB
Employees: 23
Established: 2004
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serviceSITEL 58
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Sitel – the leading customer care outsourcing provider in the world
Sitel’s Games Masters provide consistently high quality customer service.
[email protected] www.sitel.com
Sitel is the leading customer care outsourcing provider
Sitel’s customer interaction outsourcing solutions span
native language support. We have pioneered areas such as
sector leading position in online gaming.
Sitel is the leading customer care outsourcing
provider with 52,000 associates providing clients
with predictable and measurable return on their
customer investment by building customer
loyalty, increasing sales and improving
efficiency. Sitel’s customer interaction
outsourcing solutions span 135+ domestic,
nearshore, and offshore call centres in 26
countries.
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SitelTel: 01923 689600
Fax: 01923 689754
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sitel.com
Key contacts:
Michelle Anderson
Joe Doyle
Alan Smith
Address:
Building 600
Leavesden Park
Hercules Way
Watford
WD25 7GS
Employees: 52,000
Established: 1985
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antigrav media 62Calibur 11 64
I Globe 66IGS 68
logic 3 70Lygo international 72
Thrustmaster 74
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• Over 1000 Products
• Uniquely specialising in VGA
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• Tier 1 Distributor
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Unit 8, Foxhills Farm Business Centre, Longcross Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0DN
Tel: +44 (0) 1932 454 929 Fax: +44 (0) 1932 454 950 Web: www.antigrav-media.co.uk
AntiGrav Media Limited is a leading distributor of
video games accessories, based in Chertsey,
Surrey, UK. With over 15 years’ experience in the
IT, leisure and consumer electronics industry we
have secured and continue to develop and
launch innovative and market leading products
to the world's leading retail and online stores.
Our specialism is the electronics game industry
and in particular the accessories and peripherals
that enhance the game experience. We
distribute licensed products including Ben-10,
Disney, Lucas Arts, TVR, Ferrari, Lamborghini,
Lego, Hello Kitty, Nerf, Nintendo, PlayStation and
Xbox, plus very high quality non-branded and
OEM products.
We constantly and consistently strive for
excellence and demand high levels of design
and service from the companies we partner with
and distribute for. Our success is from our
knowledge of the retail market and how we can
increase value, revenue and profitability for our
partners and customers.
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AntiGrav Media LtdTel: 01932 454929
Fax: 01932 454950
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.antigrav-media.co.uk
Key contacts:
Robert Orchard
Dave Nelson
Heena Lakhani
Simon Moore
Address:
Unit 8,
Foxhills Farm Business Centre
Longcross Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 0DN
Employees: 12
Established: 2008
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At Calibur11 we believe each gamer has
definitive characteristics, and we want to help
you become that vision. Whether you have a
sophisticated saline style, or an in-your-face,
take-no-prisoners attitude, we have a vault
combination for you. With completely
customizable vaults, you become able to
represent what gaming means to you.
All of our VAULTs not only look amazing but
feature a Chassis that stabilizes the console
while improving airflow and a Cradle to hold
your headset or controller. We have engineered
our VAULTs with Hole Technology which
enables you to customize your game system
with our one-of-a-kind accessory packs and
much more! So start with our revolutionary
BASE VAULT or with an exclusive licensed VAULT
available for Xbox 360 Slim. Stay tuned for our
upcoming releases. The world of 3D gaming will
never be the same.
For more information about any of our VAULT
products and accessories, visit us online at
calibur11.eu
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Calibur11Tel: +3110-298 38 48
Fax: +3110-437 38 22
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.calibur11.eu
Key contacts:
Phu Tien
Rishi Kartaram
Deepak Bhugwansingh
[email protected]/[email protected]
Address:
Cornusbaan 1
2908KB Capelle aan den IJssel
The Netherlands
Employees: 7
Established: 2010
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I-Globe through the ORB brand provide quality,
value and service to its customers in gaming
and audio accessories.
We offer a core range to accommodate the ever
changing accessories market. Our products are
built to a good quality with a simple and clear
packaging design.
Our product team is continually developing new
products and ideas to ensure we meet the
demands of our customers.
With extensive experience within retail and
gaming we are able to offer a unique category
management service allowing our customers to
reduce costs to maximise their profits.
If you would like to experience what I-Globe
Accessories has to offer, please get in touch.
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I-Globe AccessoriesTel: 0203 0066760
Fax: 01332 756149
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.i-ga.co.uk
Key contacts:
Paul Hay
Stewart Straker
Address:
34 Longbridge Lane
Ascot Business Park
Derby
DE24 8UJ
Employees: 5
Established: 2009
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Talk to us today about GameOn®, the UK’s
fastest growing accessory brand, with high
quality, best value peripherals for all gaming
console formats. We also manufacture under
exclusive license a wide range of game
character related gifts.
• GameOn® – from exclusive stereo Bluetooth
headsets for the PS3 to unique child friendly dB
limited headsets for the X360 and 3D style EVA
cases for the DSi, we design gaming accessories
and peripherals for all formats and gamers of all
ages.
• GameOn® Stuff – licensed, gaming-focused
soft characters, mugs, keyrings and many more
gifts for worldwide brands including Star Wars®,
LittleBigPlanet®, Ratchet & Clank, Worms™,
EyePet™, Assassins Creed™, Ghost Recon™ and
Raving Rabbids®.
• GameOn® Audio – unique, design led audio
products and headphones for MP3 players,
tablet PCs and the mobile phone industry.
• GameOn® Go – stylish, high fashion licensed
character bags and giftware for all ages
With offices, warehousing and distribution in
Hong Kong, the UK and the USA, we design,
manufacture and ship to all major retail outlets
across the globe.
To view our full range please visit
www.gameonstuff.com
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IGS CorporationTel: +845 600 1676
Fax: +845 600 1677
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gameonstuff.com
Key contacts:
Chris Malone, Sales Director
Angus Boyd, Commercial Director
Address:
2 Merlin Business Park
Fair Oak Close
Exeter
Devon
EX5 2UL
Employees: 12
Established: 2000
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Founded in 1977, Logic3 is long established as
one of the world's largest designer, developer
and manufacturer of Portable Audio and Video
Gaming Accessories. Its exclusive Logic3
branded products including i-Station, Sonitus,
JiveBox, FreeBird, ScreenBeat and TopDrive are
sold in over 40 countries, including those in
Europe, USA, Australia and the Far East.
Logic3 is committed to the Portable Audio and
console/PC gaming industry providing high
quality products at competitive prices. It
continuously monitors and studies market
demands and trends, and is focused on
developing innovative and exciting products,
incorporating new and varied designs and
features to meet these challenges.
Our strategy ensures that the new ideas and
concepts introduced continually in our new
product developments helps to maintain
customers' eagerness and interest at all times.
This is coupled with our own initiative and drive
to generate high product margins for resellers
and reduce their issues to a minimum, with our
emphasis on high quality products at affordable
pricing to achieve a successful result for all –
“once sold stays sold”.
This strategy, initiatives and emphasis remain
firmly in place today to ensure that Logic3 will
keep its place as one of the world's most
successful and favoured third party Portable
Audio and Video Gaming distributors.
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Logic3Tel: 01923 471000
Fax: 01923 471022
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.logic3.com
Key contacts:
Paul Croucher, UK Sales
Ian Roach, UK Sales
Bharat Patel, Export Sales
Michael Kirkham, Marketing
Address:
Rhodes Way
Watford
WD24 4YW
UK
Employees: 30
Established: 1977
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Lygo International Ltd are industry leaders in
designing, manufacturing and supplying
accessories for all major video gaming
platforms. We have established ourselves as one
of Europe’s largest private label games
companies, shipping and stock planning in
excess of 5 million units a year.
We continue to develop Hubb Accessories
(www.hubbaccessories.com) our very own
range of high quality gaming products and aim
to deliver new and exciting gaming accessories
to our product offering. In January 2011 we
became exclusive UK distributor for the Turtle
Beach range of Professional Gaming Headsets
(www.turtlebeach.com) and have since signed
distribution for the Duracell range of gaming
accessories and power products.
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Lygo InternationalTel: 0191 230 6650
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lygoworld.com
Key contacts:
Craig Morrow, Media Manager
Emma Williams, Sales & Marketing Director
Simon Johnson, Senior Sales Manager
Address:
Head Office
15 Centrepoint Square
Lingfield Point
Darlington
DL1 1RW
Sales and Marketing
Office A
Manor Farm
Chilworth
Southampton
SO16 7JP
Employees: 25
Established: 1999
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Founded in 1992, Thrustmaster has been a
division of the Guillemot Corporation Group – a
designer and manufacturer of hardware and
accessories for computers and game consoles –
since 1999.
For nearly 20 years, Thrustmaster has been
proud to bring all of its know-how and
technological expertise to the video game
accessories market. Our values ‘passion, quality
and innovation’ sum up the strengths which
enable gamers to dominate their playing fields,
enhance their performance and better explore
their virtual worlds.
Thrustmaster accessories – including the HOTAS
Cougar™ – have become legendary, while
others – like the HOTAS Warthog™ and T500 RS
– have become the true benchmark controllers
in their respective categories.
Passion. Quality. Innovation. These three values
constantly serve to drive us forward, helping
gamers to push and exceed their limits.
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ThrustmasterTel: +44 (0)1932 577 546
Fax: +44 (0)1932 577 549
Website: www.thrustmaster.com
Key contacts:
Dan Elbro, UK Sales Manager
Emma Rush, UK Marketing Manager
Address:
Guillemot Ltd.
Chertsey Gate East
43-47 London Street
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8AP
Employees: 170
Established: 1992
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cinram Logistics 78click entertainment 80
curveball leisure 82game outlet europe 84
gameworld 86InComm europe 88
KMS components 90Ster-Kinekor entertainment 92
techland 94white room games 96
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In today’s fast paced and competitive business
environment, getting your products to retail customers
at the right time and place is a fundamental business
need. For over 40 years, Cinram has worked with the
largest names in the industry delivering the world’s
entertainment.
We’re ready to take your supply chain management to
a new level.
www.cinram.com I [email protected]
LEAVE THE PLAY TO GAMERS LEAVE THE SUPPLY CHAIN TO US
GIVING YOU
and packaging solutions
Studios to market your product
secure distribution services
systems at retail to maximise sales
Cinram develops supply chain solutions that add
value to your company. For over 40 years, we
have worked with some of the biggest names in
games, home entertainment,
telecommunications and retail to ensure
exciting games, movies, music and hardware are
ready for sale when customers are ready to buy.
We work through a network of manufacturing
and distribution facilities across Europe, the
United States and Canada.
From quality optical disc manufacturing to
creative use of packaging, Cinram creates
superb retail ready products ready for delivery
through our sophisticated distribution systems.
With some of the most advanced business
intelligence systems in the industry, we ensure
efficient replenishment of products to maximise
sales of your games. Cinram’s supply chain
management service is friendly and flexible,
designed to meet your needs. Contact us to find
out more – [email protected].
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Cinram Logistics (UK)Tel: (44) (0)1296 426 151
Fax: (44) (0)1296 391 442
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cinram.com
Key contacts:
Dean Watkins
Address:
Rabans Lane
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP19 8TS
United Kingdom
Employees: 700
Established: 1970
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Leading UK based distributor and wholesale supplier of video games, consoles and accessories throughout Europe and Worldwide UK /European specification consoles and multi-region/multi-language video games available
Dedicated account manager, best prices and highest level of service guaranteed
Physical stock always available
Very large quantities of video games, consoles and accessories held at all times
Call or e-mail now to open an account
Specialists in video games, consoles and accessories
click-entertainment.com+44(0)203 137 3781
Click Entertainment is a leading UK based
distributor and wholesale supplier of video
games, consoles, accessories and electronics
throughout Europe and worldwide. We are a
young, thriving, rapidly growing company with a
fantastic reputation and vast experience.
We have direct relationships with manufacturers,
publishers and large global suppliers and we
always buy large quantities of stock. Both of
these factors contribute towards our very low
prices. We hold physical stock and are able to
dispatch orders efficiently and safely anywhere
in the world, using our trusted delivery network.
Our rapidly growing customer database consists
of UK and international distributors, high street
and online retailers of all sizes, supermarkets and
more. Ever increasing demand means that our
stock sells fast, so we constantly replenish stock
and sell for the most competitive prices.
Our unrivalled level of service ensures that our
customers are always satisfied. Sales, customer
services, accounts and technical support staff
will always be available to assist customers with
any enquiries.
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Click Entertainment LimitedTel: +44 (0)203 137 3781
Fax: +44 (0)203 137 3782
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.click-entertainment.com
Key contacts:
Jake Wright, Purchasing Manager
William Skipsey, Sales Manager
Alex Kolodziejski, Sales Manager
Address:
Unit 5 Roman Industrial Estate
Tait Road
Croydon, Surrey
CR0 2DT
United Kingdom
Employees: 6
Established: 2009
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We provide the best products from the most
innovative publishers at all times.
We carry over £2 million of stock at all times –
both hardware and software – to satisfy our
global customer base.
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Curveball LeisureTel: +44 (0)1792 652521
Fax: +44 (0)1792 241267
Email: [email protected]
Key contacts:
Andrew Naunton
Paul McGurk
Address:
Unit 2
Fishmarket
Swansea
SA1 1UP
Employees: 14
Established: 2005
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Game Outlet is Europe’s leading provider of overstocks and close-outs for all platforms. The company’s portfolio includes products from the world’s leading interactive entertainment developers. Working in 45 countries Game Outlet supplies the market with more than 6 000 000 games every year.
Game Outlet Europe AB +46 54 85 47 50 [email protected] www.gameoutlet.se
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Game Outlet Europe is the leading distributor of mid- and low priced games for all platforms. We’re currently doing business on all continents with a product range exceeding 4500 titles and millions of units in stock. You’ll fi nd us at Concourse hall, meeting room 8005. We’re looking forward to...
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Our mission is to strengthen the margins at
both distributors and retailers through various
low price concepts, strategic purchases and a
long-term partnership, creating a win-win-win
situation for GOE, our partner and the
consumers.
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Game Outlet EuropeTel: +46 54 854750
Fax: +46 54 854759
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gameoutlet.se
Key contacts:
Mikael Brodén, CEO
+46 54 854766
Johan Berndtsson, Sales Director
+46 54 854726
Hamed Manzuri, Buyer
+46 54 854701
Address:
Invoice addess: Box 5083, S-650 05
Karlstad, Sweden
Visitors: Östanvindsgatan 17, S-652 21
Karlstad, Sweden
Employees: 45
Established: 2004
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For over 19 years, Game World has been the
largest supplier of "interactive entertainment"
Hardware and Software in the Benelux.
Game World is engaged in the sales and
marketing of video games and everything
related to it.
Based in the Netherlands we supply wholesale
video game consoles, games and accessories in
the Benelux.
You can contact us for all popular brands and
products such as Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS,
Sony PlayStation, Sony PSP and Microsoft Xbox
360. In addition we also provide for Electronic
Arts, Activision, Ubisoft, Rockstar/Take2 and
more. Besides that we also supply a wide range
of products from Calibur11, GhostLight, O-
Games and many others.
With our extensive experience and unique
position as a total supplier, together we can look
for opportunities to provide you with the best
advice concerning things such as inventory and
category management.
Want to know more about our company or our
products? Please visit www.gameworld.nl. It is
also possible to directly contact us by phone
+31(0)10-298 1938 38.
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GameWorldTel: +3110-298 38 38
Fax: +3110-437 38 22
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gameworld.nl
Key contacts:
Address:
Cornusbaan 1, 2908KB Capelle aan den
IJssel, The Netherlands
Employees: 25
Established: 1992
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InComm is the leader in sales and marketing of
prepaid products and innovator of transaction
processing and prepaid payment solutions.
InComm’s Fastcard® Technology has defined the
evolution of the prepaid marketplace. With a
dedication partners have trusted for 18 years,
InComm provides a turnkey solution by leveraging
retail expertise, patented technologies, and best
practices in marketing with creative design, optimal
placement, promotion and messaging at retail.
InComm dominates the games retail market and as
a highlight of this successful program, It was the first
to launch top tier gaming partners including Sony,
Zynga, Disney, Moshi Monsters, Nexon and more.
Through strategic planning and partnerships,
InComm has built a platform of expanded retail
distribution, allowing partners access to the largest
and most diverse network in the industry.
The strength of InComm’s program lends itself to
many benefits including:
Increased Brand Exposure
Having launched prepaid currency cards for a
growing list of over 85 top tier virtual worlds and
gaming partners, InComm can put your game in
front of more than 7 million gamers each week.
Benefit from Retail Success
InComm's Prepaid Game Card sales experiencing
nearly 200% year-on-year growth.
Award-Winning Turnkey Solution
InComm partners benefit from extensive retail
expertise and all-inclusive suite of services - from
initial creative to product execution and sales
support across all channels including social media.
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InComm EuropeTel: 01489 556700
Website: www.incomm-europe.com
Key contacts:
Laura Willavoys
Digital Content Product Manager
Simon Osgood
Product Development Director
Address:
1638 Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley
Hampshire
PO15 7AH
89
04international distribution
KMS Components is a trade only IT Distribution
company, supplying products from leading
manufacturers including Samsung, Intel, Asus,
AMD, Nvidia, ATI and many more. Alongside
these household names, KMS works with a
number of up-and-coming value brands to give
our customers value price points in this ever
demanding business.
We offer our customers a wide range of
products to cover three industry channels; with
the inclusion of our own consumer electronics
and specialist CCTV divisions, we are fully
equipped to help our customers grow through
new opportunities in new markets. Our key
values are offering customers innovative and
new products at unbeatable prices, with a
bespoke reseller support service to back up all
of the products we sell.
We offer a dedicated UK-based end user support
line for our own branded products. We resolve
99% of problems over the phone or via email,
consequently maintaining a lower returns rate
and positive brand feedback. KMS continues to
support our 48-hour response time policy on all
returns, we are always looking at ways to do
that bit extra. On top of all of this, we are able to
offer exclusive service agreements with key
vendors to ensure our customers are always
supported.
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KMS Components Tel: 02920 713713
Fax: 02920 713703
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kmscomponents.com
Key contacts:
Steve Bland, Sales and Marketing Director
Linda Drew, Operations Director
Stephen Jones, Technical Director
Gary Munz, Managing Director
Address:
KMS House
Terra Nova Way
Penarth
Cardiff
CF64 1SA
Employees: 40
Established: 1994
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We aim to be the leading supplier of gaming
and filmed entertainment content in Sub-
Saharan Africa by sourcing, marketing and
distributing with excellence. Using our portfolio
of brands to differentiate our content, services
and consumer products within the territory and
maximise the presence of these brands and
franchises represented.
Ster-Kinekor is a leader in entertainment in
South Africa and has consistently been voted
one of the top ten most recognisable brands.
Ster Kinekor delivers gaming, cinema movies
and DVD format movies to a vast audience.
Ster-Kinekor offers an escape into a world of
gaming, movies in the comfort of your own
home. Ster-Kinekor is responsible for the
lifecycle of the product, from strategy,
management, logistics, marketing and
distribution to the merchandising and sell
through at retail. The studios represented are
undoubtedly some of the largest in the
entertainment industry, including Disney and
Sony Pictures.
Ster-Kinekor Entertainment is the official
distributor of Sony PlayStation hardware and
software. Hardware including PlayStation 2,
PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. It also
represents software publishers: Sony Computer
Entertainment, THQ, Bethesda, Capcom,
Konami, BlackBean, D3P, Southpeak, across
PlayStation, Xbox, Wii and PC. It brings a stream
of entertainment to South African consumers.
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Ster-Kinekor EntertainmentTel: +27 11 445 7700
Fax: + 27 11 4442062
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.primedia.co.za
Key contacts:
Mario Dos Santos
Mark Gittelson
Carl Setzkorn
Jacqui Scott
Address:
Ster Kinekor Office Park
185 Katherine Street
(entrance on Charles Crescent)
Sandton
South Africa
Employees: 124
Established: 1984
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Established in 1991, Techland soon became an
acknowledged international developer, publisher
and distributor with a team of almost 200
people.
Its wide array of entertainment software and
utilities resulted in creating one of the largest
wholesale points in Poland that ships products
published under Techland’s brand to over 600
retail points all over the country.
A group of PR and marketing specialists with
over 10 years of industry experience are working
on the products’ vision and PR and marketing
strategies to achieve maximum sales potential in
domestic and global markets.
The participation in expos, backed up by the
strong position in the market, resulted in
establishing direct business and personal
relations with the highest levels of management
of the leaders in the industry.
During close to two decades of operating,
Techland has built an effective and responsible
worldwide network of distribution partners.
Techland is not only a reliable publisher and
major distributor but also producer of excellent
games, utility and entertainment software. Our
key activities are:
• Acquisitions
• International sales
• Chrome Engine licensing
• Games development (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, iPhone)
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Techland Sp. z o.o.Tel: +48 71 354 46 10
Fax: +48 71 354 46 10
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.techland.pl/en
Key contacts:
Address:
ul. J. Szczyrki 12
54-426 Wroclaw
Poland
Employees: 200
Established: 1991
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White Room Games offers a wide range of
services to support the games industry on an
international basis. These services cover a broad
spectrum from distribution to app development.
We have an international distribution network
that includes some of the largest wholesalers in
the game sector, which means that we can
service thousands of retailers from specialists to
supermarkets. All of this is backed up with expert
PR and marketing support. We have experience
in bringing console, handheld, PC and games
accessories to market and with our expertise we
are the perfect partner.
Another service that we offer is assistance in
business development for both game
developers and game publishers. Are you a
games developer looking for a publisher? Or a
publisher looking for a route to market? We
work with some of the world's leading games
publishers, depending on the type of product
you have we can put you in front of the most
viable partner to take your game to the mass
market.
We also are an official developer for Apple
iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. We develop games in
house using our own IP and we can also offer
our services for clients looking for a bespoke
App. These services are also available for
Facebook Apps, again we can provide a
bespoke service.
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White Room GamesFax: +44 (0)1562 544204
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.whiteroomgames.com
Key contacts:
Luiz Ferreira, Director
Address:
3 Church Street
Kidderminster
Worcs
DY10 2AD
Employees: 6
Established: 2009
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The leading law firm for media and entertainment with a dedicated team of highly experienced lawyers for the video games industry. We have a long standing reputation for providing commercial and strategic advice including the following:
Contact: Mark Phillips | [email protected] Paul Cairns | [email protected] Paul Groves | [email protected]
Development, publishing, financing, licensing, distribution, console platform and tax arrangements.
Copyright and other intellectual property rights, branding and licensing of technology, content and personality
Cross-media projects - bridging various media: games, TV, iTV, internet, mobile, film and in-game music and in-game advertising
investments, MBOs, corporate finance, shareholder arrangements and IPOs
and intellectual property claims
Advising leading industry figures, creatives and companies on new ventures, employment or consultancy arrangements, share options and incentive packages
Harbottle & Lewis LLP www.harbottle.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7667 5000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7667 5100 Dx: 44617 Mayfair
Lawyers for the business of media and entertainmentAdvertising Aviation Broadcasting Charities Digital Media eCommerce/Technology Fashion
Film and Television Interactive Entertainment Music Publishing Sponsorship Sport Theatre
Harbottle & Lewis is a full service commercial
law firm with specialist expertise in the media,
entertainment and communications industries.
The firm has been at the centre of many of
these industries’ largest and most high profile
transactions and cases, and its lawyers are
recognised for some of the most pioneering
work in the exploitation of digital media and
content. In 2010, 70% of Harbottle & Lewis
partners were recognised as experts within Legal
Business’ Legal Experts report.
Areas of work
Harbottle & Lewis focuses on the provision of
innovative and effective advice on corporate,
employment, finance and asset leasing,
intellectual property, litigation, property and tax
law, as well as providing more general
commercial and regulatory advice.
It provides specialist advice to clients in all areas
of the communications and creative industries
including advertising, broadcasting, digital
media, fashion, film, interactive entertainment,
music, publishing, sponsorship, sport, television
and theatre. The firm also advises on the legal
issues faced by organisations and individuals in
the media spotlight such as defamation, data
protection, privacy and private wealth.
Harbottle & Lewis has additional niche expertise
in aviation, charities, family, private client and
personal injury.
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Harbottle & Lewis LLPTel: +44 (0)207 667 5000
Fax: +44 (0)207 667 5100
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.harbottle.com
Key contacts:
Mark Phillips, Partner
Paul Cairns, Partner
Paul Groves, Senior Associate
Address:
Hanover House
14 Hanover Square
London W1S 1HP
United Kingdom
Employees: 168
Established: 1955
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Babel 104enzyme labs 106global step 108
native prime 110testronic laboratories 112
triple a testing 114universally speaking 116
06localisation
qa and testing
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OUTSOURCING FOR GAMES
www.babelmedia.com Europe and Asia +44 (0)1273 764100North America +1 514-904-3700
BABEL IS THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL PROVIDER OF OUTSOURCED SERVICES TO THE GAMES AND INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES.
Functionality QAGameplay TestingTranslationAudio recording
Localisation QALocalised printConsole submissionMobile certification
Babel is the leading global provider of
outsourced specialist services to the games and
interactive entertainment industries. Babel’s
award winning service provides highly cost
effective quality assurance testing, text
translation, English and localised audio
recording and localised print for PC, console,
handheld, online and mobile titles. Babel is an
approved Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation and
Nintendo QA test partner, a registered developer
of Apple, Android and QUALCOMM, as well as
an official test house for Nokia, Java Verified and
Vodafone. Babel has been voted Best
Outsourcing Company at the Develop Industry
Excellence Awards (2003, 2005, 2007 and
2008).
Babel’s mission is to provide high quality, cost
effective services for the game industry
therefore allowing our clients additional time to
focus on creating triple-A IP and bringing it to
market successfully. We have been translating,
recording dialogues and testing games for 12
years, dealing with the varied game deployment
challenges on all platforms. We do not have a
‘one size fits all’ approach; our ability to
customise our process to a client’s needs has
ensured that we always deploy an optimum
strategy in every unique case. We are very proud
of our breadth and depth of experience and
believe it to be world class.
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BabelTel: 01273 764100
Fax: 01273 732278
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.babelmedia.com
Key contacts:
Keith Russell
Paul Gorry
Address:
Unit 12
Hove Business Centre
Fonthill Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6HA
Employees: 300+
Established: 1999
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Some Say
They Deliver
Quality...
Large Scale Video Game Multilingual Project Specialists
• Testing and Balancing
in Over 23 Languages
• Focus Group
and Product Evaluation
• Expert Game
Balancing Playtests
• Pre-Certification
• Load Testing - MMOG
• Consoles, Handheld,
PC, Mac and iPad
• Optimized Integrated
Testing & Planning
• Support for New
Console Technologies
We Also Enhance Your Worldwide
Gamer Satisfaction
Professionals Dedicated to The Science of Game Testing
Montreal – Tokyo – Madrid
PERFORMED BY ENZYME
Fax+1 (450) 229- 6660
Websitewww.enzyme.org
Head Offi ce+1 (450) 229-9999
Europe+33 1 70 61 57 20
Asia+81-44-852-4411
Welcome to Enzyme Labs.
Enzyme Labs is a dedicated multilingual ISO
9001:2008 certified game testing company with
secure facilities on three continents (North
America, Europe and Asia). Enzyme helps video
game publishers and developers reduce
production costs, enhance the gaming
experience and shorten their time to market by
providing multi-platform world class pre-
certification, functionality, game-play, game
balancing, compatibility, MMOG, linguistic, focus
groups, product evaluation and technical
support services. Enzyme Labs currently
employs over 250 full time fully trained staff. We
also test new generation tablets and other
mobile devices.
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Enzyme LabsTel: (+1) 450-995-2000
Fax: (+1) 450-229-6660
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.enzyme.org
Key contacts:
Yan Cyr, President & CEO
Clement Debetz
Business Development Manager
Address:
Head Office
2775 Rolland Street
Sainte-Adele, Quebec
J8B 1C9 - Canada
Montreal Office
33 Rue Prince
Montreal, Quebec
H3C 2M7 - Canada
TEL : (+1) 514-866-0290
Kawasaki Office
4F Masumiya Bldg, 3-1-26 Saginuma
Kawasaki-city, Kanagawa Pref.
216-0004 - Japan
TEL : (+81) 044-852-4411
FAX : (+81) 044-852-4412
Madrid Office
C/ Trespaderne 29
Edificio Barajas I
Madrid
28042 - Spain
TEL : (+34) 91 312 13 98
FAX : (+34) 91 329 41 90
Employees: Over 250
Established: 2002
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GlobalStep is the largest and fastest growing
game testing company dedicated exclusively to
the video games market. Our testing capability
includes functionality, standards and
compatibility testing on all consoles, PCs, MMO,
and mobile platforms. Additionally, we manage
open and closed beta services for MMO games
and test hardware/accessories with embedded
game software.
The GlobalStep Vision:
• We want to be the best in the world at
what we do.
• We focus on living this simple but
powerful vision.
• We spend a considerable amount of time
explaining our vision to our people and in
aligning all our actions to our vision.
This vision dictates our actions at every level
from front line staff to the top management
team.
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GlobalStep LLCTel: +44 (0)7808 731017
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.globalstepgames.com
Key contacts:
Gagan Ahluwalia, CEO & President
Feike Dykstra
Director of Business Development Europe
Kirstin Whittle
Account Director Europe
Manojit Bhatnagar, Manager Account
Address:
Corporate Offices: Dallas
Europe Offices: London & Amsterdam
US Offices: Los Angeles
QA Labs: Pune
Employees: 200
Established: 2006
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We act as an extension to your organizational requirements.
We are a multilingual game localisation
company created by a cluster of monolingual
companies from different countries.
Each member company offers in-country text
translation and voice recording catered
specifically to the gaming industry.
We combine our years of experience in the
game market as single language providers and
bring them into the Native Prime brand.
This strategy allows us to focus on each
country’s language to ensure a deep connection
with the local gaming community.
Being NATIVE means fully understanding the
local language and culture engaging your player
in the game creating a truly immersive
experience.
That's Native Prime.
Making Global Games Local.
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Native PrimeEmail: [email protected]
Website: www.nativeprime.com
Key contacts:
Diana Diaz Montòn, Translation
Gabriele Vegetti, Linguistic Testing
Jeremiah Costello, Audio
Employees: 20
Established: 2011
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Testronic Labs is a leading provider of quality
assurance, testing, translation and localisation
services to the international games industry.
Operating from facilities across Europe and the
United States and with commercial
representation in Japan, Testronic serves a
portfolio of major games publishers and
developers in every international market.
Our services span all major platforms and
devices – from our compliance standards for
major consoles to games testing services for
online platforms and MMOs, plus the largest PC
compatibility lab in the world and bespoke
services for social and casual games.
Whatever your requirement, whether it be
functionality testing, localisation, translation,
localisation QA, compliance, compatibility,
usability/focus group testing or new player
experience testing, Testronic Labs has the
experience and the experts.
We are able to leverage our cross-media
experience and the scale of our sizeable global
operation to offer efficiency, value and reliability.
We understand what it means to make a great
game, and we understand your business
pressures in getting it to market on time and
exactly right. Whether it’s your latest AAA title or
a foray into Smartphone apps – we provide the
tools, the time and the knowledge to safeguard
the consumer experience.
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Testronic LaboratoriesTel: +44 (0) 1753 653 722
Fax:+44 (0) 1753 654 499
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.testroniclabs.com
Key contacts:
Alastair Harsant, Vice President, Operations
Arnaud Messager Head of Localisation, QA
Filipe Samora, Head of Translation
Erik Hittenhausen, Head of Functionality and
Compliance QA
Address:
UK
Testronic Labs Ltd
Pinewood Studios
Iver
Buckinghamshire
SL0 0NH
United Kingdom
Poland
Testronic Sp. z o.o.
ul. Julianowska 65 A
Piaseczno 05-500
Poland
USA
Testronic Labs Inc.
111 North First Street
Suite #304
Burbank, CA 91502
United States of America
Employees: 350
Established: 1999
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Localization TestingCompliance Testing Functionality TestingCompatibility Testing
www.tripleAtesting.com
Triple A Testing specializes in testing and quality
assurance. We provide a one stop solution for all
of your localization needs, reducing the risk of
localization related problems during the later
stages of your projects.
We also provide full functionality and
compliance services for your projects, including
compatibility testing on PC and pre-certifications
on PS3, Xbox 360, iPhone/iPad, Wii and
handhelds such as 3DS/DS and PSP.
Services
Linguistic Testing
• Ensuring localized assets follow grammar
rules and cultural standards
• Guidelines and naming conventions are
included in our linguistic testing
• Internationalization
• Best Practices
Functionality Testing
• Functionality and accessibility of games
• Non-functional quality values
(usability, interoperability, etc.)
• Support team for your in-house teams
Compliance Testing
• Pre and final certifications of TCRs,
TRCs and Lot Checks
• Post-execution support
Compatibility Testing
• Wide variety of hardware components
• Test cases created from end user sources
• Live and tailored reports
Contact us for your next project. You will be
pleasantly surprised with the quality of our service.
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Triple A TestingTel: +34 952 028 080
Fax: +34 952 020 834
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tripleAtesting.com
Key contacts:
Randall Mage
CEO
José Ramón Sagarna
Head of Testing Department
Nina Lampinen
Localization Manager
Stephen Arnold
Business Development
Address:
Calle Severo Ochoa, 16 – 20
Edificio Ronda, Málaga Business Park
Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía
29590 Campanillas (Málaga)
Spain
Employees: 100
Established: 2009
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SpecialistGamesServices
Universally Speaking UK
Knowledge Centre, Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, Wyboston,Bedfordshire, MK44 3BY, UKT: 44 1 480 210621
Localisation
• Global network of game specialised linguists
• Over 50 languages covered
• Compliance terminology checks
• In Game, scripts, paper parts and marketing translations
Quality Assurance
• Localisation QA
• Compliance checks for TRC, TCR and LOT approval
• Functionality QA
• Gameplay QA
Audio
• Voice over recordings across all languages
• Full casting service
• In territory recordings
• Pre and post production
DTP Services
• Packaging design/redesign
• Packaging localisation and layout
• Local compliance regulation layout
[email protected] | www.usspeaking.comContact
Universally Speaking is a leading provider of
specialist games services to the global games
sector.
Operating from our secure premises in the UK, we
provide the full suite of localisation, translation and
quality assurance services with a focus on
delivering our trade mark of excellence. Our
enviable client list includes the industry’s largest
publishers and our experience is second to none,
having localised thousands of games across all
platforms and genres.
Our specialised internal teams, combined with our
extensive global network of games linguists, allow
for a smooth transition of your product through
the localisation and quality assurance process.
Our core services include:
• Translations by native speaking,
professional linguists
• Proof reading / editing / glossary production
• Complete audio solutions including
localised voice-overs
• Localisation QA
• Compliance QA
• Brand management QA
• Age rating/Focus group/On Site QA
• DTP for packaging and print
We specialise in more than 65 languages and our
QA departments are equipped with hardware for
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, PC, mobile and
handheld including iOS and Android platforms.
We help make great games into great, global
games – call us for an informal chat about how we
can help.
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Universally Speaking Tel: UK: 44 1 480 210621
Fax: UK: 44 1 480 210624
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.usspeaking.com
Key contacts:
Vickie Peggs, Managing Director
Hastan Brooks, Director
Richard Sturgess
Business Development Manager
Loreto Sanz Fueyo
Localisation Manager
Address:
Knowledge Centre
Wyboston Lakes
Great North Road
Wyboston
Bedfordshire
MK44 3BY
Established: 2005
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OK Media Ltd · 14-22 Coleman Fields · London N1 7ADDoron Garfunkel · tel: +44 (0)20 7688 6789 · email: [email protected]
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For more details get in contact!
OK Media Ltd is part of the OK Media Group. Offering solutions from authoring,
replication, special packaging, console print/packing, licensing, warehousing/distri-
bution to a range of support services with a heavy focus on the games industry, OK
Media continues to give clients the professional attention they require to ensure their
products succeed in the marketplace.
OK Media brings a wealth of expertise to the
marketplace having previously been part of the
Warner Music group. We have pro-actively
developed extensive knowledge of the games
industry working with companies of all sizes.
Expectations are ever-changing and we have
recognised this through diversifying the services
we offer. These now include console print and
packaging, extensive distribution solutions,
licensing solutions for Germany, memory card/
USB stick duplication and serialised credit card
style product (ideal for subscription based
gaming/DLC offers), reverse logistics and secure
destruction services.
Flexibility remains one of our key assets for our
clients. Finding solutions is what we do –
whether it be fast turnaround for your
replication requirements or going that extra mile
to offer packaging to maximise your products'
sales.
Pioneers in the field of copy protection, we offer
a number of security mechanisms for both CDs
and DVDs (including DVD video). From
authoring through to final delivery, OK Media
offers a high quality, full turnkey service for your
product.
With two factories in Germany supported by
sales offices in the UK, France and Denmark, OK
Media has an annual capacity of approximately
120 million CDs and DVDs ensuring we are large
enough to cope and small enough to care. To
find out more, call us on 020 7688 6789.
OK Media: from customer content to content
customer!
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OK MediaTel: +44 (0)20 7688 6789
Fax: +44 (0)20 7688 6790
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.okmedia.biz
Key contacts:
Doron Garfunkel
Heike Seidler
Silvio Bukbardis
Address:
14-22 Coleman Fields
London
N1 7AD
Employees: 230
Established: 1997
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No, we are not your supplier.We are your partner.
YOU entertain the market. WE help you do it.
Sony DADC is the world’s leading complete
supply chain provider for the games and
software industry and offers its customers a
complete service, from mastering (videos,
games, music), Digital Rights Management and
Digital Games Services, disc replication through
to distribution, both physical and digital, and
retail services in all parts of the world.
Sony DADC’s mission is to help you maximise
your existing revenue streams and to open up
new and untapped revenue sources. Sony
DADC’s Games Services – whether it be content
security solutions to help you protect your
intellectual property, consumer convenience
features to increase customer satisfaction,
distribution services to bring your content to the
market, or retail services, including cash
collection – are all tailored to that end.
By being flexible and meeting the needs of an
ever evolving market, Sony DADC is prepared
for the future – a strong, reliable and global
partner that is here to stay.
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Sony DADC Austria AGTel: +43 (0)6246 880-0
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sonydadc.com
Key contacts:
Sony DADC Games Services
Address:
Sony DADC Austria AG
Sonystrasse 20
A-5081 Anif / Salzburg
AUSTRIA
Employees: 6000
Established: 1987
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Total Console Repair Ltd repairs games consoles
for the whole of the UK and Ireland. We are
trusted by insurance providers, leading high
street retailers and the general public to offer a
fully comprehensive games console repair
service to suit every kind of customer.
Our reputation is built on our eight years of
experience and by staying at the forefront of
console repairs innovation. We are constantly
upgrading our technology to be able to repair all
known faults. Having already successfully
repaired well over 200,000 consoles, we serve
personal, trade and corporate customers,
whether one or 1,000 consoles you can rely on
us for a fast & efficient repairs service.
All repairs come with a warranty and we offer
guaranteed Service Level Agreements. We
handle everything from collection to return
delivery by courier with a helpful after
sales support team, competitive prices with no
hidden charges. And you can track your repair
every step of the way, letting us do the hard
work for you.
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Total Console RepairTel: 0871 9181721
Fax: 0845 2255197
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.totalconsolerepair.co.uk
Key contacts:
Rob Austin, Managing Director
James Austin, Operations Director
Ray Diaper, Sales
Address:
PO Box 102
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 9BR
Employees: 40
Established: 2005
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OPM ResponseTel: +44 (0)1206 214421
Fax: +44 (0)1206 214429
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.opmjobs.com
Key contacts:
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Established: 1998
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travelling across the globe for cutting edge
industry events and exhibitions, to amassing
thousands of gamer trophies and points, we are
forever in your world. It’s not just a job, we live
and breathe it!
Amiqus have been voted winner of the Develop
Industry Award for Recruitment Excellence in
2009 and 2010 and are delighted to have been
nominated again this year. Clients have
nominated us because of the level of service we
provide which is totally focused on quality,
finding the candidates no one else can reach
and delivering our service with enthusiasm and
professionalism.
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AmiqusTel: 01925 252588
Fax: 01925 252596
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.amiqus.com
Key contacts:
Liz Prince
Stig Strand
Peter Leonard
Address:
101 Dalton Avenue
Birchwood Park
Warrington
WA3 6YF
Employees: 20
Established: 2000
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Avatar Games Recruitment is a specialist
recruitment consultancy that provides staffing
solutions for businesses within the games
industry.
Avatar has extensive and exclusive relationships
with some of the best developers and publishers
around the globe, which means it makes perfect
sense to choose Avatar for your next career
move or hiring requirement.
Avatar provides tailor made recruitment
solutions and a true consultative approach to its
clients. Each Individual recruitment solution is
bespoke to the project requirements and we
guarantee to achieve the goals agreed in every
project that we undertake.
Our team consists of industry professionals who
have a passion for the industry and a firsthand
knowledge of games production and specific
staffing requirements. We have helped new studios
create recruitment plans and offer cost effective
solutions, and in unique cases, on-site help.
Avatar works closely with universities and the
gaming community. We find the best graduates
for studios that want to introduce fresh, new
talent to their teams.
So whether you are an industry professional
looking for your next move or a studio looking
for unique talent then feel free to contact a
member of our team.
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Avatar Games RecruitmentTel: +44 (0) 1695 682 118
Fax: +44 (0) 1695 682 119
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.avatar-games.co.uk
Key contacts:
Eamonn Mgherbi, Managing Director
Emma Prudence, Games Consultant
Address:
Hewitt House
Winstanley Road
Orrel, Wigan
WN5 7XA
Employees: 7
Established: 2009
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Why Gravity?
Our Experience – Our recruitment service is
headed up by MCV 30 under 30 exec, Mick
Hobson. Working with a recognised industry
expert is the key to ensuring your requirements
are understood and you are presented with only
the most suitable candidates.
Our Approach – We take pride in our ability to
source candidates that are not available via the
usual channels. We focus on developing
contacts in the ‘hidden’ candidate market –
networking with games industry professionals
who are not actively seeking work and
representing them exclusively.
Our Coverage – Gravity recruits globally and
across all major disciplines within the games
industry. We are building a divisional structure
that reflects the main job roles with specialist
consultants heading up each division. This
ensures you will always be dealing with someone
who genuinely understands your needs.
Our Values – At Gravity we have a simple
philosophy, we believe it’s people that turn
ordinary organisations into extraordinary
organisations. It is our relentless mission to
source and introduce the very best candidates in
the marketplace to our clients for every single
vacancy we handle, giving them the ultimate
competitive advantage.
Gravity has worked with many leading names in
the games industry including Sony, NCSoft,
Capcom, Natural Motion, Activision, Konami,
Square Enix, Take2 and more. Why not join
them? Call us today on 01302 235 000!
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Gravity Recruitment LtdTel: 01302 235 000
Fax: 01302 822 237
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gravityrecruitment.com
Key contacts:
James Squires, Managing Director
Louise Selfe, Director
Michael Hobson, Associate Director
Address:
Suite 1A
The Hutton Business Centre
Bentley Road
Doncaster
DN5 9QP
Employees: 5
Established: 2011
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What sets us apart from our competitors?
Quality of service. Choose Specialmove as your
recruitment partner and you will fully appreciate
what we mean.
Uniquely, the team at Specialmove has over 35 years
experience working within games development,
publishing and retail. We know what it takes to
physically produce, market and sell games. We know
the key to successful game production lies with the
selection, assembly and management of the people
within the business. We know art, programming,
audio, marketing, sales, management and QA. We
understand your long term business needs.
Covering development, commercial and operations
roles with established console developers including
Sony, Codemasters, Media Molecule, Havok and
Rockstar plus many innovative and creative casual
social gaming companies like Outplay
Entertainment, TAG Games and Relentless.
We offer a highly focused, selective process. Every
CV and résumé that comes to Specialmove is
meticulously reviewed and profiled with each
appropriate vacancy. Once a good match is found,
we take time to fully qualify the candidate and ‘sell’
the opportunity to them. Once, and only once we
get the candidates interest and approval, will we
submit the candidate’s application to our clients.
We all hate ‘CV spam’ and never turn any of our
candidates CV’s into it. We believe that our
approach is the right approach and works well with
the busy execs within development studios. By
supplying the best, we help minimise project
slippage and increase quality helping to guarantee
development success.
We are also members of The Recruitment &
Employment Confederation.
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Specialmove ConsultancyTel: +44 (0)141 530 4555
Skype: Specialmove
Fax: +44 (0)141 530 3001
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.specialmove.com
Key contacts:
Andy Campbell, Chief Executive Officer
Claire Campbell, Director
Matthew Hill, Head of Recruitment
Address:
Hillington Park Innovation Centre
1 Ainslie Road
Hillington Park
Glasgow
Scotland
G52 4RU
UK
Employees: 5
Established: 2005
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WayForward is a leading recruitment agency
operating in the digital, games, media and
entertainment industries.
Established in 2000, our wealth of experience is
invaluable in sourcing the right candidates for
your role. Friendly and efficient, our services
encompass contingency, search and advertising-
driven campaigns. Our philosophy is quality not
quantity and understanding your business is
central to our approach.
We source candidates for jobs at all levels for
both permanent and contract roles – if you are
in the gaming industry, we’d love to hear from
you.
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Wayforward RecruitmentTel: London: 020 7734 4664
Bristol: 0117 953 0050
Fax: 0845 838 1613
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.way-forward.com
Twitter: @wayforward_
Key contacts:
Gavin Sanders, Director
Address:
20 Broadwick Street
London
W1F 8HT
Hebron House
Sion Rd
Bristol
BS3 3BD
Employees: Less than ten
Established: 2000
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developmentchayowo 142
ISM 144Xaitment 146
Imagination is a quality that transcends the
boundaries of place and time. It ignites creativity,
which in turn stirs up an electric storm of ideas
and with ideas, we can inspire, elevate, and
CHange YOur WOrld. Today, ChaYoWo Games
has become a leading casual game
development and IP company with state-of-the-
art development centres across India. We are a
casual games company focused on providing
game development/programming, game art and
animation, game related analytics, and game QA
solutions to publishers, brands, media
companies, developers, and more around the
world.
ChaYoWo brings years of experience in the
development of online Flash, PC/MAC digital
downloadable games, mobile, iPhone and iPad,
Android, Xbox, social, Facebook games,
Advergames and more. With this experience, we
understand the importance of imagination and
how the casual games landscape rapidly
changes thereby rendering us with the status of
being the ideal choice for co-production
ventures.
ChaYoWo is growing and we are on a mission to
enable game development teams and our
publishing partners worldwide to create more
games, more content and more emotions for
their audience, while keeping costs under
control and meeting delivery timelines.
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ChaYoWo Games Inc.Tel: US: +1 917 650 0010 India: +91-484-4059440
Fax: +91-484-4059441
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.chayowogames.com
Key contacts:
Mr. Gaurav Mirchandhani
Mr. Jugul Thachery
Address:
ChaYoWo Games Inc.
145 East 48th Street
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10017 USA
Tel: +1 917 650 0010
ChaYoWo Technology Solutions Pvt.Ltd
2nd Floor
Leela Infopark
Kusumagiri.P.O
Kakkanad
Kochi - 682030
Kerala
India
Tel: +91-484-4059440
Employees: 95
Established: 2008
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Global leader in Business Development, Management, and Strategic Consulting
E x p e r i e n c e : : F o c u s : : I n t e g r i t y
Interactive Studio Management – ISM – is a
recognised global leader in interactive
entertainment, providing Business Development,
Management and Strategic consulting to
videogame software developers worldwide.
Founded in 1996 by Clyde Grossman and Bob
Jacobs, ISM is built on a foundation of
Experience, Focus and Integrity.
Acting as a conduit between the best game
publishers and developers, ISM assists in all
phases of business development: from deal
sourcing to strategic planning, from contract
negotiations and process management to
acquisition consultation.
With over 100 years of industry experience, on
behalf of its clients ISM has secured well over
200 deals with all major publishers and first
party platform providers.
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ISM - Interactive Studio
ManagementEmail: [email protected]
Website: www.ism-agency.com
Key contacts:
Clyde Grossman
Bob Jacob
Stew Kosoy
Francois Masciopinto
Address:
979 Piedmont Drive
Sacramento
CA 95822
USA
Employees: 6
Established: 1996
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Maximized for speed – minimized for memory usage.Download your free evaluation version at xaitment.comMaximized for speed – minimized for memememmory usage
Nav Mesh & Pathfi nding
Movement
Game Logic & FSM
Knowledge Base
Behavior
xaitment is the leading AI engine provider for the
computer and next generation games industries,
offering a line of easy-to-use AI tools and engines
that aim to solve developers’ AI needs. Our SDKs
feature graphical user interfaces that eliminate the
need for manual scripting, reducing game
development time and cost.
xaitMap – Fast pathfinding & NavMesh generation.
By simply entering level and character
specifications, complete NavMeshes are
automatically generated – at unrivaled speeds.
Included: advanced pathfinder.
xaitMove² – Movement and crowd simulation.
Numerous standard 2.5D movement behaviours,
e.g. running under bridges, are features that can be
easily integrated and customised. Supported: single
unit and formation movement.
xaitControl – Behaviour modelling; integrated
graphical debugger. By drawing states and
connecting them with transitions, you can specify
what your NPCs should do in any given situation.
Customisable: state machines, hierarchies,
behaviours, sub-behaviours. Included: live debugger.
xaitThink – High-level behaviour modelling.
An interpreter for a rule-based language, replacing
complex scripts with rule sets. Your NPCs will be
autonomous, learn from experience and inference,
and interact intelligently.
xaitKnow – Knowledge modelling.
Complicated code is replaced with a graphical tool
to help you maintain and modify your game world
and the knowledge within that world, giving every
object in your world meaning.
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xaitment Tel: +49 (0)6897 600 800
Fax: +49 (0)6897 600 8020
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.xaitment.com
Key contacts:
Mike Walsh, CEO
Dr. Andreas Gerber, CEO
Dr. Thorsten Maier, CTO
Julia Ziemann, Communications
Address:
Europe
xaitment GmbH
Fischbacherstr. 92
66287 Quierschied
Germany
Phone: +49 6897 600 800
USA
xaitment Inc.
5552 Balboa Drive
Oakland, CA 94611
United States of America
Phone: +1 650 766 6613
China
Nam Kwong Commercial Building
Nr. 92 Venture Road
Shenzhen
China
Phone: +86 13603096845
Established: 2004
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Gem is one of the largest leisure and IT
distributors in the UK, providing an extensive and
varied range of consoles, games, business
software, peripherals and consumer electronics
to the retail and reseller markets.
We provide our partners with integrated supply
chain solutions and added value distribution to
the retail channel.
Gem’s history of success includes distribution
partnerships with Microsoft as well as Logitech,
Nintendo, Symantec, Sage, DLink, Targus,
WOWee and a variety of leading products in the
UK. Gem also has exclusive UK distribution for
Xbox 360, Codemasters, Livescribe and Take
Two.
Our multi-facetted business extends outside of
the traditional sales and distribution function,
providing added value solutions through our
Logistics and Creative divisions.
With the backing of parent company DCC, the
Gem group operation is perfectly positioned to
cope with the demanding financial pressures
that come with servicing an ever changing retail
and supplier landscape.
For further information on DCC plc please visit
www.dcc.ie
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Gem DistributionTel: 01279 822 822
Fax: 01279 412 604
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gem.co.uk
Key contacts:
Sales Department:
01279 822 822
Marketing/Gem Creative:
Katie Rawlings, Head of Marketing
01279 822 800
Gem Logistics:
Matthew Allen, General Manager
0845 456 6400
Alan Lynch, Operations Director
0845 456 6400
Address:
St George House
Parkway
Harlow Business Park
Harlow
Essex
CM19 5QF
Employees: 250+
Established: 1984
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Adotomi AgencyTel: +972 (0)37 915 300www.adotomi.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 7
AGI World LtdTel: 0207 602 9119www.agi-world.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 9
AmiqusTel: 01925 252588www.amiqus.com
• Recruitment 131
AN.XTel: 020 7785 7156www.anxagency.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 11
AntiGrav Media LtdTel: 01932 454929www.antigrav-media.co.uk
• Gaming Accessories 63
Avatar Games RecruitmentTel: +44 (0) 1695 682 118www.avatar-games.co.uk
• Recruitment 133
BabelTel: 01273 764100www.babelmedia.com
• Localisation, QA and Testing 105
BastionTel: +44 (0)20 7421 7600www.bastion.co.uk
• Creative and Promotional Services 13
Bezier & HicksvilleTel: 0207 534 8800www.bezier.com, www.wearehicksville.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 15
BuzzTel: +61 3 8412 9000www.buzzproducts.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 17
Calibur11Tel: +3110-298 38 48www.calibur11.eu
• Gaming Accessories 65
ChaYoWo Games Inc.Tel: US: +1 917 650 0010www.chayowogames.com
• Software Development 143
Cinram Logistics (UK)Tel: (44) (0)1296 426 151www.cinram.com
• International Distribution 79
Click Entertainment LimitedTel: +44 (0)203 137 3781www.click-entertainment.com
• International Distribution 81
Curveball LeisureTel: +44 (0)1792 652521Email: [email protected]
• International Distribution 83
Studio DivaTel: 0117 214 0404www.studiodiva.co.uk
• Creative and Promotional Services 19
Enzyme LabsTel: (+1) 450-995-2000www.enzyme.org
• Localisation, QA and Testing 107
Fink CreativeTel: 01480 302350www.finkcreative.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 21
FluidTel: +44 (0)121 212 0121www.fluidesign.co.uk
• Creative and Promotional Services 23
freeform.LondonTel: +44 (0)20 7183 6664www.freeformworldwide.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 25
company a-z
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FrontroomTel: +44 (0)20 7729 3033www.frontroom.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 27
Game Outlet EuropeTel: +46 54 854750www.gameoutlet.se
• International Distribution 85
GameWorldTel: +3110-298 38 38www.gameworld.nl
• International Distribution 87
Gem CreativeTel: 01279 822 800www.gem.co.uk/gemcreative
• Creative and Promotional Services 29
Gem DistributionTel: 01279 822 822www.gem.co.uk
• UK Distribution and Logistics 151
GlobalStep LLCTel: +44 (0)7808 731017www.globalstepgames.com
• Localisation, QA and Testing 109
Gravity Recruitment LtdTel: 01302 235 000www.gravityrecruitment.com
• Recruitment 135
Harbottle & Lewis LLPTel: +44 (0)207 667 5000www.harbottle.com
• Legal Services 101
I-Globe AccessoriesTel: 0203 0066760www.i-ga.co.uk
• Gaming Accessories 67
IGS CorporationTel: +845 600 1676www.gameonstuff.com
• Gaming Accessories 69
InComm EuropeTel: 01489 556700www.incomm-europe.com
• International Distribution 89
Indigo PearlTel: +44 (0)20 8964 4545www.indigopearl.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 31
ISM - Interactive Studio Managementwww.ism-agency.com
• Software Development 145
keefcreative ltdTel: +44 (0)20 3239 7563www.keefcreative.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 33
KMS ComponentsTel: 02920 713713www.kmscomponents.com
• International Distribution 91
Logic3Tel: 01923 471000www.logic3.com
• Gaming Accessories 71
Lygo InternationalTel: 0191 230 6650www.lygoworld.com
• Gaming Accessories 73
MiTel: +44 (0) 161 214 4780www.wearemi.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 35
Native Primewww.nativeprime.com
• Localisation, QA and Testing 111
OK MediaTel: +44 (0)20 7688 6789www.okmedia.biz
• Manufacturing Services 121
company a-z
154
OMTel: 0207 713 9000www.omuk.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 37
OPM ResponseTel: +44 (0)1206 214421www.opmjobs.com
• Recruitment 129
Peppermint PTel: 0207 240 2645www.peppermintp.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 39
PMA DigitalTel: 020 7060 4500www.pmadigital.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 41
Premier Public RelationsTel: +44 (0)207 292 8330games.premierpr.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 43
RealtimeUKTel: 01772 682363www.realtimeuk.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 45
Side and SidelinesTel: +44 (0)207 631 4800www.side.com, www.sidelinesagency.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 47
SitelTel: 01923 689600www.sitel.com
• Customer Service 59
SJS LONDONTel: +44 20 7421 9400www.sjslondon.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 49
Sony DADC Austria AGTel: +43 (0)6246 880-0www.sonydadc.com
• Manufacturing Services 123
Specialmove ConsultancyTel: +44 (0)141 530 4555www.specialmove.com
• Recruitment 137
Ster-Kinekor EntertainmentTel: +27 11 445 7700www.primedia.co.za
• International Distribution 93
studio CO2Tel: +44 (0)1483 414 415www.studioco2.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 51
Techland Sp. z o.o.Tel: +48 71 354 46 10www.techland.pl/en
• International Distribution 95
Testronic LaboratoriesTel: +44 (0) 1753 653 722www.testroniclabs.com
• Localisation, QA and Testing 113
The Audio GuysTel: +44 (0)1788 565230www.theaudioguys.co.uk
• Creative and Promotional Services 53
ThrustmasterTel: +44 (0)1932 577 546www.thrustmaster.com
• Gaming Accessories 75
Total Console RepairTel: 0871 9181721www.totalconsolerepair.co.uk
• Manufacturing Services 125
Triple A TestingTel: +34 952 028 080www.tripleAtesting.com
• Localisation, QA and Testing 115
ÜberTel: 0114 278 7100www.uberagency.com
• Creative and Promotional Services 55
company a-z
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Universally SpeakingTel: UK: 44 1 480 210621www.usspeaking.com
• Localisation, QA and Testing 117
Wayforward RecruitmentTel: London: 020 7734 4664Bristol: 0117 953 0050www.way-forward.com
• Recruitment 139
White Room Gameswww.whiteroomgames.com
• International Distribution 97
xaitmentTel: +49 (0)6897 600 800www.xaitment.com
• Software Development 147
company a-z
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