From PocketGamer.biz: Update, which recently hit Salford’s buzzing Media City UK complex in Greater Manchester – home to the BBC, Coronation Street and scores of other creative businesses – is here to reunite developers operating in the North West, many of which previously earned their crust at the companies that once ruled the roost across Lancashire and Merseyside.
We caught up with event organiser Andrew Bennison after the Salford showcase for his take on how Update has progressed, the state of games development in the North West today, and what’s next for his conference.
Pocket Gamer: Manchester and Liverpool both have such a rich heritage when it comes to games development. Why do you think events in the North West of England are so few and far between?
Andrew Bennison: I think it really comes down to the fact that organising events like these are time consuming. We all want them to happen, but just getting a group of people to turn up at a pub can take a lot of effort.
It’s a second job, and for many developers making games is already that second job. So we’re in this bad cycle of wanting to network but having very few events, but to set those up you need to network.
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