What We Do
Since 2005 Blitz has embarked on an ambitious programme of diversification, which has led to the creation of five distinctly different divisions.
Blitz Games
Entertainment Games
- Dedicated to creating engaging, mass-market, boxed console and digitally delivered games for all demographics
- Experts in developing games for some of the world's highest profile brands
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Recent titles include:
- Paper Titans - iOS
- KumoLumo - iOS
- Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two - Xbox 360® & PlayStation®3
- Puss in Boots™ - Kinect™ for Xbox 360®, Playstation®3 & Wii™
TruSim
Serious Games
- Dedicated to creating engaging, games-based, training and visualisation solutions, primarily for the corporate and government markets
- Works in partnership with instructional designers, human factors professionals and specific subject matter experts
- Develops simple to use, single and multi-trainee solutions that assume no prior games-playing experience
- Uses in-game tools to track, assess and validate each trainee's performance
- Designed to be integrated into existing learning management systems
BlitzTech
Games Technology
- Proven, industry-leading game engine and toolchain
- Comprehensive, cross-platform, proprietary technology for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360®, Wii™, Windows PC, Mac OSX, Browser, PSP™, and now supporting Playstation®Vita, Apple iOS, Google Android devices, and other emergind platforms.
- Designed to empower developers and to maximise productivity
- Licensed to selected partners
- Recent titles include:
- Puss in Boots™ - Kinect™ for Xbox 360®, Playstation®3 & Wii™
- House of the Dead: Overkill - Playstation®3 & Wii™
- Dead to Rights: Retribution™ - PlayStation®3 & Xbox 360®
Blitz Academy
Education
- Our in-house training system, a key business driver, covering peer-to-peer in-house courses as well as bought-in tuition, and covering specialised technical topics as well as soft skills.
- Works with educational establishments to raise standards, both to make sure the standard of graduates is high and to match the skills that they are being taught with the skills needed by game development (through talks, course content advice, briefs, portfolio clinics and much more).
- Presents a realistic view of careers in games to those who might not otherwise have considered them, aiming to demystify the industry and to show how complex and professional it is.
- Open Days - Since 2006 the company has opened its doors every spring to students and lecturers for a series of Open Days.
- Advice - talks to careers guidance professionals, national and regional skills councils and sits on both the Games Skills Forum & Vocational Qualifications Forum. Also works closely with Skillset and provides advice and support for Tiga.
IndieCity
Indie Games
- An online marketplace for uploading and selling digital games and apps
- The IndieCity main store allows indie developer to create their online presence, build their audiences and distribute their games
- Recommendation engine and filtering systems match customers to their gaming preferences
- White label version of IndieCity now powers the Official Raspberry Pi Store