Third Kind Games

What a way to kick off gamescom 2024! 🚀🎮 Yesterday, we co-hosted a panel discussion with Newzoo on how PC gaming benefits from cross-platform releases, alongside the release of Newzoo’s annual Global Games Market Report: https://lnkd.in/gmPkUNyg. Moderated by Video Games Industry Memo editor George E. Osborn, Virtuos CEO Gilles Langourieux was joined by Devan Brennan 🔜 Gamescom, Senior Consultant at Newzoo and Ravin Tharanee, co-founder Chief Strategy Officer at Third Kind Games for an insightful talk about the state of the games industry.  A big thank-you to our panelists for sharing your perspectives and to everyone who spent your morning with us. See you at the next event! 👋 #gamescom2024 #gamedevelopment

We’re excited to share some very big news with you! 🥁   Today marks the start of a brand new and exciting chapter for Third Kind Games as we join forces with Virtuos, one of the largest and most globally recognised co-development partners of video games.    This next step boosts our continued growth and alongside Virtuos we’ll take on new and exciting AAA projects, as we continue to nurture the innovative, creative vision that has always been at our core. We look forward to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in gaming together. 🚀   Read the official release here: https://lnkd.in/gna_srVK

We just hit 10,000 followers! 🚀💫 Thank you to everyone who has joined us here and watched TKG grow over the years. Can you believe that we’re nearing our 8th birthday later this year?! Stay tuned for more updates on life at TKG, project news, job opportunities and all the things we get up to in between… 👀

We love how passionate our team are about supporting the next generation of game devs, and our Lead Designer Victoria Boyce is an incredible example of that in her role with Video Games Ambassadors! 👏

🏄 Surfing into summer with our Hawaiian Summer Party! 🌺 On Friday last week we put on our best (or worst?!) Hawaiian shirts and the sun shone for us as we brought the beach to Leamington Spa with our very own surf simulator. It’s been a busy and exciting year for us at TKG — and only set to get busier — so it was great to kick back Hawaii style and enjoy some downtime. ☀️ Big thanks to Gloria who provided the music and everyone who came to celebrate with us!  As ever, massive thanks to our Studio Team who make events like this possible and put their heart and soul into organising it for us! 🫶

At Third Kind, we’re at the forefront of exciting—but often top-secret—projects, and we’re excited to invite you to join our team! With our AAA projects rapidly expanding, we’re on the lookout for talented individuals across Design, Production, and Programming disciplines. 🚀 If you’re all about innovative technologies and creating unique games, we want to hear from you! Enjoy the benefits of remote work, excellent benefits, and ample training opportunities. As a large, independent studio, we pride ourselves on fostering an open and supportive culture, with award-winning mental health and wellbeing support. 🫶 Discover TKG as your next career move 👉 https://lnkd.in/ee6tyu3Z Feel free to reach out to Chris McCarthy with any questions! 💬

🥇We’re over the moon to announce that Third Kind Games has been awarded GOLD in Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index 2023/24! 🥇 That means we’ve shown that we’ve successfully embedded mental health into the way we work and operate, ensuring we have a variety of best practice approaches and demonstrating a long-term, in-depth commitment to our team’s mental health. 🫶🧠 Our very own Arianna Molinari was also shortlisted in the top five out of almost 300 nominations for the Wellbeing Champion Award as part of the Index! 👏 Find out more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXiMEkid #mindworkplaceawards #mentalhealth #workplacewellbeing

Thanks for having us Rare Ltd! A bunch of the TKG team headed to Rare HQ to celebrate the Sea of Thieves PlayStation® 5 launch to celebrate all things pirate. As you can see, we had a blast! 🏴☠️ We’ve loved supporting the incredibly talented team at Rare to bring this hugely successful game to PlayStation® and we can’t wait to see what’s next for Sea of Thieves.

What a weekend at #InteractiveFutures in Leamington Spa! 🎮 🕹 It was fantastic to see so much interest in our local gaming industry, from primary school age, right through to graduates and potential career changers. We dedicate a lot of time going out to schools and colleges to educate students on their options for a career in games, so it’s always rewarding to come together as an industry to do this too. We also have to mention how good it was to catch up with plenty of familiar faces from our neighbouring studios over the two days, plus hear a lot of brilliant insight and positivity in the speaker sessions. Our very own Chris McCarthy chaired a panel highlighting roles within the industry with some incredibly talented artists, community managers and programmers. Matt Western MP dropped by too, where we were able to share the TKG story of an independent studio that has thrived in our community and talk about the work we do with local education partners. Finally, a huge shout out to Stacy O'Connor who pulled it all together! Sumo Digital Ltd | Sumo Leamington | Lab42 Games | Lively Studio | Maverick Games | Ubisoft Leamington | Playground Games | Lighthouse Games | Rebellion | EA SPORTS | The Game Dev Group | Fresh Seed | Creative Futures

Do drop by and see us at Interactive Futures, hosted at the Spa Centre in Leamington Spa, this Friday and Saturday! 🎮 🕹 You can meet the world-class studios right on your doorstep, hear some insights from across the industry, and discover what a career in games looks like. See you there! 👋