Building Effective QA Services

The Game Dev Group is a chilled, friendly place for anyone interested in game development to meet, learn and collaborate together.

The speaker for this event is Mike Denny.
Mike is the current QA Lead at Lighthouse Games, having joined the studio during the summer. He has 13 years of experience in QA, having worked for Sony PlayStation and Jagex before joining Lighthouse. His credited titles are a long list, but his personal favourite projects to have been involved with are God of War, The Last of Us Part 2, Spider-Man, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Scum. Mike will share his expertise in hiring strategies, setting up teams to work in a Quality Assistance, rather than just a Quality Assurance model and how to empower the people working within the team.

Structure:
6:30PM - Doors Open - Bar Snacks, Drinks, Networking/ Chatting
7:00PM - Introduction and Talk Begins
8:30PM - Talk Finishes, More Chatting, More Snacks, More Drinks
9:30PM - Last Orders

Please let your game dev friends and colleagues know about this group too. We hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years.

1 Mill Street is the incredible home of TheGDG, a place designed to blur the lines between work and play. For more information about the co-working facilities, podcast studio or event space, check out their website.

More about our sponsors:

Maverick Games is a UK-based independent video game studio, focused on creating premium open-world AAA titles for consoles and PC. The studio champions a developer-first culture that encourages creativity, bold ideas, and risk-taking to craft innovative gaming experiences.

Playground Games are an award-winning studio based in the heart of Leamington Spa. They have built one of the biggest franchises on Xbox with Forza Horizon, and are currently building one of the most highly anticipated games of the decade: Fable. They are recruiting across both teams, so check their website to see if there is a role for you!

Code Wizards Group – Code Wizards and Multiplayer Wizards – help studios build and run games that players love. Their company specialises in video game consulting services for backend elements, powering up gaming projects with expert gametech, esports-tech, and LiveOps services for game dev professionals and studios.

Rebellion is an independent video games studio that also produces books, comics, TV, Film, board games, etc. They make great games such as the genre-defining Sniper Elite series and Zombie Army, and before 2010 have worked on multiple amazing external projects including the likes of Aliens vs Predator and Star Wars Battlefront.

Creare Capital is a financial platform dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and freelancers in the creative industries by connecting them with tailored grants, loans, and investment opportunities. Their mission is to bridge the gap between finance and creativity, offering inclusive, flexible funding solutions that help creative businesses grow and thrive.

Sorcery.gg is a jobs platform built by game devs, for game devs. The platform is one of the biggest in the industry, with over 15,000 roles listed. Sign up for an account and start your hunt.

Black Cat Entertainment is an indie studio focused on supporting junior game devs get their chance in the industry.

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See you there!

A disclaimer:
This event is intended for an audience of people aged 18+ and alcohol will be present. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.