TIGA, thetrade association representing the UK games industry, today announced Chunk as their newest member.
Chunk Games make casual games for
brands, entertainment IP, and for their own business with a mission to
make ‘games that make you feel good’.
Chunk is well established in producing digital creative strategies and content –
many games based – so at the end of 2010 the Chunk Games division was created
to focus fully on the cultures and processes it takes to create great games.
This month Chunk Games is releasing a
mobile games suite for iPhone, iPad and Android to support Cadbury’s
sponsorship of the new ITV gameshow ‘Minute to Win It’. Like the games from the
show, the mobile games will be fun, physical and make you look a little bit
silly. In October 2011 the team will launch their first proper Chunk title,
‘Sticky Sheep’, which will be published by Chillingo.
Donnie Kerrigan, Managing Director of Chunk Games explains the reason
why he decided to join TIGA:
“As a new games company, formed from a
background in advertising rather than the games industry, we’re looking for an
organisation that can help us network, integrate and find opportunities in a
new community. With the new casual games division TIGA have recognised our
market and are perfectly placed to help us do that.”
Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO welcomed the organisation to TIGA:
“Casual games are an important part of
the UK video games sector. TIGA has responded
to this development by creating a Casual Games Committee to advance
the interests and to promote commercial opportunities for casual game developers. The Casual Games Committee exists to help companies like
Chunk fulfil their potential and we are looking forward to working with Chunk in
the months and years ahead.”
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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. In 2011, TIGA won a further
four awards at the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards, including
‘Trade Association of the Year’ for the second consecutive year.
TIGA has been voted a finalist in the CMI
Management and Leadership Awards 2011 in the ‘Outstanding Organisation (SME)’
category. Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, has been voted a finalist in the
‘Outstanding Leader’ category. TIGA was
also 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 is the trade association
representing the UK’s games industry.
Our vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games
business. Our mission is to fight for the interests of game developers. To
achieve our vision and mission we focus on the delivery of three strategic
objectives: effective political representation, profile raising and helping our
members commercially. 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.