"Looking forward, when I predictably get fed up of a "sane" job, how the heck do I break into the games industry as a UK citizen (offhand, I can think of roughly one company in the UK developing games)?"

Submitted by: Paul McIntyre

Answered by: The Talemonger

"I believe you'll find that quite a few UK software companies are developing games. Even Sierra has a couple of groups in Europe -- Coktel in France, which develops graphic adventures and soccer simulations (among other things), and our localization group in Ireland, which re-tools all the US games for release in various European nations.

"My best advice to you is to attend the big European electronics show, ECTS, being held this year from September 6-9. Since most UK software houses send representatives to this show, it'd be a great place to scout out potential employers! Many of them might be 'startup' companies, but sometimes these fledgling development houses might be more inclined than a large company to take a chance on an inexperienced programmer.

"Good luck to you!!!"

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