#RaiseTheGame Blog

With rapid evolution of the games industry, it is crucial for companies to embrace the transition to Live Operations (Live Ops) style games to meet player demands, while also embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) best practices. Trevor Williams, CRO at RallyHere talks about how the company is doing exactly that...

Many Cats Studios and Ukie’s #RaiseTheGame reveal this year's Cohort for ‘Impact’, a campaign to celebrate disabled and neurodiverse people in the UK games industry while also educating the industry to do better for the communities...

Develop:Brighton is back yet again for 2023 with #RaiseTheGame as an event partner. We highlight 5 reasons you should consider attending the only event in the UK that brings the entire game-making industry together...

Many Cats Studios and Ukie’s #RaiseTheGame launch ‘Impact’ campaign to celebrate disabled and neurodiverse people in the UK games industry...

Threats are rife in the online and video game community, from trolling and bullying to the risk of losing our data we face from cyber criminals. It is not an isolated issue and many of us have witnessed or been the victim of such attacks, and we must shield ourselves from them where possible. We are discussing whether some demographics find themselves the targets of online threats more often than others, looking at cybercrime and cyberbullying statistics and how they show the ways the video games community finds itself in the sights of hackers.

Pledge Supporter Game Accessibility Nexus give us a look at the work carried out by their team in hope that it will help other organizations to value accessibility as an essential tool for inclusion, diversity and equality...

A proactive games design student shares their perspective on the current representation of disabled avatars in games and the possibilities for positive change in the future...

Before launching their first gaming fundraiser in November 2021, Scope set out to learn more about accessibility in gaming with the aims of understanding the barriers disabled gamers face as part of our mission to end disability inequality and champion the rights and needs of disabled people...

In October 2022, the RNIB hosted a pioneering two-day Accessible Gaming Symposium in conjunction with Abertay University Dundee to discuss various topics around accessibility and how to design video games for gamers with visual impairments. Take a look at the key takeaway from the symposium...

#RaiseTheGame launches campaign to make the video games industry more accessible and inclusive...

Newzoo conducted a Gamer Sentiment Study focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the US and the UK. Check out some of their findings and thoughts on how inclusion should be prioritised in the games industry...

Develop: Brighton, the only event in the UK that brings the entire game-making industry together is back for 2022 with #RaiseTheGame as an event partner...

Find out how Rocksteady Studios have been improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their business one year on since joining the pledge...

Windrush Day was created to celebrate the contributions and achievements of the Windrush Generation and their descendants. With help from REPRESENT@PlayStation we learn exactly what is Windrush Day, Who is the Windrush Generation, what was the Windrush Scandal and how to celebrate Windrush Day - including celebrations throughout London...

Limit Break Mentorship, leading program for underrepresented games industry professionals and UK games industry's largest mentorship program kicks off fourth year...

International Transgender Day of Visibility is a day dedicated to celebrating the achievements, contributions and experiences of transgender and gender diverse people around the world. With help from Abbie Darling of Into Games and Alice Cooper of Ukie's first cohort for their Members EDI Committee, we reflect and dive deeper on the importance of this day for the games industry...

Autistica discuss how World Autism Awareness Month has changed to World Autism Acceptance Month and gives us a look at what they have planned for it during April 2022...

The Chinese Room Entry Scheme is aimed at allowing newcomers in Production or Design, with no previous game making experience, the opportunity to work in the games industry for 6 months, with the possibility to being employed full-time at the end of the period...

The Games Education Summit will see speakers and panellists from the UK’s leading studios, universities and further education organisations come together to discuss and debate how the UK’s games industry can support students and employees alike...

Diversity Role Models presents us a vision of a world where everybody embraces diversity and can thrive, with their unique approach to embedding inclusion and empathy in schools through educational workshops featuring LGBT+ and ally role models...

Take a look at 2022 edition of the UK Games Industry Census report that gives a deeper insight into the demographic make-up and working habits of the UK video games industry…

The Chinese Room gives us a look at their Women of TCR initiative and how it has helped the company grow more inclusively, especially for occasions like International Women's Day...

Hiring the right talent for the voices of your characters in your games can be tough, especially when considering diversity, however it is not impossible. While working on their upcoming title NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy, Dream Harvest's CEO has crafted some advice to help other developers consider the importance of hiring diverse voice over talent for games...

Vulpine Esports launches Academy initiative to provide work experience and workshops for students interested in a career within esports sector...

The Tentacle Zone Incubator is back for 2022 to offer its award winning business support programme to early stage developers from underrepresented group within the UK and EMEA games sectors...

Animex, the Tees Valley’s international festival of animation, visual effects and games, is back for 2022 with #RaiseTheGame once again an event partner...

Take a look at a new research report and guide that offers industry-wide best practice for informal learning events to make them more accessible and inclusive…

Pledge Partner Polystream chat with Arrogant Pixel Director Jay Shin about the importance of women In tech and why mentorships are crucial to the personal development of industry talent...

Deep Silver Dambuster Studios give us a look at what they have been up to during May and June 2021 to drive EDI with their staff and their external channels...

The Tentacle Zone Incubator 2021 is near it conclusion and to celebrate the amazing founders on the first cohort, an online showcase was put on during EGX Rezzed 2021 to show how far each founders' games and companies have developed and progressed...

Burn Out Brighter is a Podcast where all things video games, mental health and everything in between are discussed. Having covered topics like game addiction, shadow personalities, and the good and bad that games can have on our mental health...

Missed our 'Bring Yourself To Work' Webinar when it took place back in February? Don't worry, you can now watch it when you want and where you want!

Routes supports refugee and asylum seeking women to grow in confidence, build connections and access opportunities, while also offering professional development training for early to mid-career women across sectors through mentoring and workshop activities...

A careers panel inspired by South Asian Heritage Month where attendees will hear from and ask questions to South Asian game developers to inspire and empower budding games developers...

An interactive webinar to explore what it means to be an ally, it's importance, and to offer actionable suggestions you can do now...

Queer Me is a digital game library that works to curate video games as queer experiences for young people. Using the concept of media play as social and identity practice (Johansen, 2018), video games can be understood as critical tools for encountering, exploring, and ‘trying-out’ diverse queer identities, as well as for playfully theorising new, queer, perspectives on the world...

PRIDE chats, the next virtual event series for the pledge that will celebrate and spotlight different elements of Pride and matters important to LGBTQ+ communities. Alongside offering an opportunity for informal networking. PRIDE chats begin from 29th June, throughout July and right up to the first week of August...

Missed our Diverse Content, Diverse Creators #RaiseTheGame Showcase when it was livestreamed back in March? Don't worry, you can now watch it whenever you want!

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is a global day focusing on access and inclusion for the more than one billion people with conditions, disabilities and impairments...

Are you a marginalised game dev looking to get started or elevate your career? Code Coven is the first games industry focused accelerator for marginalised game developers. Through their accelerator programs, academy, and studio, this organization is empowering individuals with the tools to amplify their own voices...

Renowned children’s authors write anonymous, exclusive stories for creatives to illustrate/animate as part of initiative to drive opportunities for under-represented talent like paid internships with likes of Aardman, DNEG and Jellyfish Pictures...

The Royal National Institute of Blind People give some insight into their activities in and around the video games industry, including their new fundraising campaign Gaming For RNIB...

Heard about Animex? - the Tees Valley’s international festival of animation, visual effects and games...

Join the pledge initiative for an online event all about bringing greater awareness about Ramadan to the games industry on May 5th...

April has been a month filled with diversity and inclusion happenings, with help from Autistica we reflect on one of the most important activities - World Autism Awareness Month!

Homelessness is the worst case scenario when there is an absence of social mobility support for young people. End Youth Homelessness give some insight into their first #GamingForGood campaign, which has raised over £27,500 to tackle youth homelessness...

The Tentacle Zone Incubator has began with the programme's first cohort of 12 teams made up of early stage developers from underrepresented groups...

Pledge supporters Limit Break & Out Making Games team-up to combine their efforts to make a mentorship scheme with greater reach and the ability to support even more individuals in the games industry...

April has been a month filled with diversity and inclusion happenings, with help from Sony Interactive Entertainment we give a deeper dive into one of the most important activities - Ramadan!

Join the pledge initiative for an online event all about discussing mental health matters like Imposter Syndrome and the efforts being made to support people in the games industry on 29th April...

With workplace socioeconomic diversity becoming a greater consideration in the games industry, the Social Mobility Foundation offer a way on how companies and organisations can take action by getting involved with the Social Mobility Employer Index 2021...

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women...

Diverse Content, Diverse Creators #RaiseTheGame showcase, hosted by Shay Thompson, will celebrate the making of diverse games by pledge partners and the impact EDI is having on the UK industry on Thursday 11th March...

As a key activity to conclude the pledge's one year anniversary, the #RaiseTheGame One Year-On Report is out now...

UK Video Game Industry approaches socio-economic activity by announcing long-term campaign to donate devices and bridge the Digital Divide...

Get some insight from one of our pledge partners, YRS TRULY, and find out how they have been improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their business with support from the pledge...

Find out how one of our pledge partners, DPS Games, is living out the ideals of Pledge Pillar 2 through this new charity campaign...

Find out how one of our original launch pledge partners, Payload Studios, have been improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their business with support from the pledge...

The Pledge Pillar Roundtables are back for a new season of discussions and sharing best practices amongst industry...

The Legacy Project is an award-winning social responsibility programme created to make the game development talent of tomorrow and promote games as a power for good...

Find out how one of our original launch pledge partners, nDreams, are approaching the three pledge pillars...

The Tentacle Zone Incubator is the first of its kind business support programme in the UK games industry that also acts as a diversity initiative...

Find out how one of our pledge partners, Mediatonic, are approaching the three pledge pillars...

Find out how one of our original launch pledge partners, Roll7, have been improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their business with support from the pledge...

Heard about devcom's Call for Change Summit? - 2-days of jam packed online content from talks, panels and streams all about diversity, inclusion and accessibility...

Get some insight from one of our pledge partners, Aardvark Swift, and find out how they are approaching the three pledge pillars...

Pledge supporters Safe In Our World & Out Making Games team-up for this LGBTQ+ History Month piece that takes a look at mental health for LGBTQ+ individuals in the games industry...

Find out how one of our pledge partners, Codemasters, are approaching the three pledge pillars...

Find out how one of our International pledge partners, Deep Silver Fishlabs, are improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their business...

Pledge partner YRS TRULY explores the status quo that video games marketing follows, and suggests that if the industry challenged such status quo we could see a growth in revenue, audience and overall diversity...

Find out how one of our original launch pledge partners, SEGA Creative Assembly, have been improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their business with support from the pledge...

The pledge is not the only initiative having it's 1st birthday, Save Point Social also hit their 1 year anniversary this month and in celebration of this they're having an online party!

Find out how one of our pledge partners, Splash Damage, are improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their business...

It is the #RaiseTheGame pledge's 1st Birthday - Find out how we intend to celebrate this milestone!

October has been a great month for #RaiseTheGame pledge, we reflect back on one of many activities that happened this month - Ada Lovelace Day!

We have a chat with pledge partner Codemasters to see how they have copied with the covid-19 lockdown so far and how they ensuring to maintain a strong diversity and inclusion standard within their company.

#RaiseTheGame has a host of online events for July - Read All About Them Here!

Pledge partner Aardvark Swift highlights 5 practical tips that companies of any size can consider when recruiting diversely and why it is important to be as inclusive as possible during recruitment.

Hear about how our first online event went, and if you weren't able to be involved on the night watch the recording of the panel NOW!

Game On: #RaiseTheGame Remotely is the first online event by the pledge initiative, in partnership with pledge partner Payload Studios. SIGN UP NOW!

Hear more from our founding pledge partners about what we want #RaiseTheGame to achieve in a video we made at our launch event...

Find out more about the work nDreams are doing to make their studio more inclusive and to recruit a more diverse workforce...

Find out more about how Sony Interactive Entertainment are supporting the LGBTQ+ community and getting more girls engaged with games...

Find out the steps that Payload Studios are taking to promote and support diversity, equality and inclusion...

Find out how one of our founding pledge partners Facebook Gaming are improving diversity and inclusion in their business...

Find out how one of our founding pledge partners Jagex are improving diversity and inclusion in their business...

Sports Interactive is proud to be a diverse and inclusive studio. Find out more about what they're doing to improve diversity and inclusion in their company...

Find out how one of our founding pledge partners Xbox are improving diversity and inclusion in their business...

Find out how one of our founding pledge partners King are improving diversity and inclusion in their business...

See the results of Ukie’s world-leading Industry Census, giving for the first time a comprehensive assessment of workforce diversity in the UK games sector…

Get some insight from Creative Assembly and find out how they are approaching the three pledge pillars...

Want to make the pledge but not sure what you can do? Our guide will help you to find out more about how you can improve diversity and inclusion within your company, and how it can positively impact your business...