Evil Twin Artworks joins TIGA

By April 24, 2012 Press Releases

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, today announced Evil Twin Artworks as their newest member.

Evil Twin Artworks are Multi-platform app developer and publisher of mobile entertainment, apps, animation and interactive content based in the South West. The first game they developed’ Squid Kid’ was release on the app store and for Android at the beginning of 2011.

Squid Kid is a new kind of experience that reinvents the platform game genre, bringing back the feel of the good days of classic retro arcade games. Squid Kid is a new aquatic super hero, who hunts down evil fishy crime lords in an attempt to clean up his town.

The team are currently developing apps which they feel are their best work so far and looking forward to letting the world see their exciting releases in 2012.

James Carroll, Managing Director of Evil Twin Artwork explains the reason why he decided to join TIGA:
“It is very easy as a developer to focus entirely on our own projects and clients, we have joined TIGA to help us establish better connections with our contemporaries for inspiration and increase cross pollination.”

Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO welcomed the organisation to TIGA:
“The UK is witnessing an upsurge in developers creating games for mobile. TIGA is committed to supporting this new wave of companies thrive through the provision of best practice information and advice, discounts on key services, first class networking events and access to top class PR support. We welcome Evil Twin Artwork to TIGA.”

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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. In 2010 TIGA won two business awards including ‘Trade Association of the Year’ from the Trade Association Forum.

In 2011, TIGA won six business awards including ‘Trade Association of the Year’ from the Trade Association Forum and ‘Outstanding Organisation’ from the Chartered Management Institute. Richard Wilson won the ‘Leadership Award’ from the Trade Association Forum and the ‘Outstanding Leader’ award from the Chartered Management Institute. TIGA is an Investors in People 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.

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