Are you interested in turning your love for games into a career but unsure where to start? Today, Warner Bros. Discovery and Rocksteady Studios have teamed up to launch an inaugural Games Academy in the UK. This space will offer hybrid 12-week skills development program focusing on developing your skills and knowledge of the games industry.

The course has been developed explicitly by NextGen Skills Academy and Rocksteady Studios, a multi-award-winning videogame developer and creators of the critically acclaimed and multimillion-selling Batman: Arkham series. The Bootcamp will cover the following topics: Art, Audio, Games Design, and Quality Assurance Testing.

Applications for Games Academy are open today. The application deadline is September 23, with successful applicants being notified in mid-October. The first selected group will be composed of 20 participants that will be able to partake in workshops led by industry professionals.

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Studio director and co-founder of Rocksteady Studios, Jamie Walker, shared some thoughts on Games Academy: “Budding games makers today are the future of the games industry, and we have been looking for a long time to find an impactful way to help bring fresh, underrepresented talent into the games industry. Unfortunately, there were limited training opportunities when I was starting out, so I am very passionate about finding a way to level the playing field for people starting out in the industry. This program provides training along with a network of support to give future talent in this industry a flying start to their careers.”

Warner Bros. Discovery's chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, Asif Sadiq, said: “The British games industry is the biggest in Europe and we want to ensure that we’re supporting its sustainable growth while ensuring that it is an inclusive and equitable place for people to work. This program is the first at Warner Bros. Discovery focused solely on our games business, a reflection of our commitment to creating and fostering relationships with underrepresented talent and opening up access to the industry.”

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