Playing our part to support growth
Games bring communities together, inspires creativity and innovation, and creates more environments to learn.
Barclays has a rich history of supporting the creative industries. We have a specialist Games and Creative Team and a bank wide strategy. We want to support the industry and enable its success – from entrepreneurs and start-ups using our Eagle Labs business building programmes, up to the biggest games companies with their global banking needs.
Barclays Annual Report 2023
This year's report explores Industry growth trends, the funding landscape, AI and game development, advances in games accessibility and how the games industry is addressing climate change. We also speak to @Uplift Games and @Supersolid Games about how they have grown their businesses in challenging times.
XR, Virtual Production & Beyond
In recent years, Yorkshire and the North of England have become a hub for film, TV production and video games, with major studios and production companies setting up shop in the region.
This collaboration between Barclays, Game Republic and XR Stories will bring together professionals from these industries, this event will provide an excellent opportunity to showcase the region's creative talent and explore how these industries can work together to drive innovation and growth.
Connect
Whether you’re starting out in games or the creative industry or looking to expand, we’re here to help. If you’d like to find out more about our exciting gaming and esports programme and upcoming events, we’d love to hear from you.