TIGA, the trade association representing the UK gamesindustry, has welcomed Foof Productions as its latest member.
Foof is a small, bespoke and high-functioning studio which
began in 2007. Among its games are Gladiator
Kricket which it made in partnership with Durham County Cricket Club. The company has also worked with Thumbstar to distribute its
game Animentals in the Far East.
Currently, the company is developing a piece of software
with artist Peter McAdam called iCoda. It displays pictures and music together
in an original way. Foof Productions expects it to be a massive hit.
Co-founder John Carnell said:
“Apart from Andy Banks, Foof's fellow co-founder,
aiming to annex Sunderland to make it part of a greater Newcastle, we're proud
northerners creating great games and we're glad to be members of TIGA.”
Dr Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA, said:
“TIGA admires Foof Productions’ ambitions! Foof's
approach to videogame development is refreshing and fun and I can imagine they
will be very popular with the rest of the TIGA network. I’m delighted to
welcome them to TIGA.”
Notes
to editors:
About
TIGA:
TIGA
is the trade association representing the UK’s games industry. The
majority of our members are either independent games developers or in-house
publisher owned developers. We also have games publishers, outsourcing
companies, technology businesses and universities amongst our membership. TIGA
was awarded ‘Trade Association of the Year’ and the ‘Member Recruitment Award’
at the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards 2010. TIGA has also been
named as a finalist in the 2010 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) National
Management and Leadership Awards in the category of ‘The Outstanding
Organisation of the Year Award (SME)’. TIGA is an ‘Investors in People’
accredited organisation.
TIGA's
vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games
business. We focus on three sets of activities: political representation,
generating media coverage and developing services that enhance the
competitiveness of our members. This means that TIGA members are
effectively represented in the corridors of power, their voice is heard in the
media and they receive benefits that make a material difference to their
businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial
opportunities.
For further
information, please contact Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on: 07875 939 643, or
email richard.wilson@tiga.org.