TIGA, the trade association representing the UK
games industry, is delighted to welcome Lockwood Publishing as its latest
member.
The company started in 2005 but things took off when
it started working with Sony on PlayStation@Home in 2008. Since then it has
worked on more than 60 projects with Sony as well as published its own games
and virtual items.
It is best known for the Sodium games on
PlayStation@Home but it is also popular for the thousands of virtual items it
has published. Lockwood Published was
voted Best Developer four times in a row by the users of Playstation@Home.
Currently, Lockwood Publishing is working on its
first mobile title
Halli Bjornsson, director of Lockwood Publishing, said:
“TIGA is
proving to be a potential catalyst for the UK games industry with their
relentless work on our competitive financial environment as well as other
areas. As I learned more about TIGA’s work it seemed just wrong not to join and
help in any way.””
Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, said:
“Lockwood Publishing not only shows the virtue of organic
business growth but also the strength of independent talent. Lockwood
Publishing has gained the respect of other developers and gamers and the company
has been awarded one of the highest accolades in the industry by winning ‘Best
Developer’ four times in a row by the users of Playstation@Home. Halli Bjornsson and Joel
Kemp (co-founder and director of Lockwood Publishing) are great game developers
and everyone at TIGA is looking forward to working with them.””
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. Since 2010, TIGA has won 14 business awards and has been nominated a
finalist for 16 other awards.
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.