Leamington Spa is sometimes called ‘Silicon Spa’ because of the number of tech companies nestled within its bounds. It was also named recently alongside London, Manchester, and Edinburgh as one of the UK’s biggest games hubs. As of 2015 Warwickshire is estimated to account for 10% of the UK games industry’s jobs, despite making up less than 1% of the national population. 34 studios employ nearly 1,000 people and bring an estimated £100 million into the local economy, the largest single contribution outside London.
In recent years, the town’s status as one of the country’s foremost game development hubs seems to have accelerated: Sumo Digital, which has worked on everything from Forza to Hitman, arrived in 2019; while Gears Pop and Fall Guys developer Mediatonic has just announced its own new studio, set to open later this year.
Sumo Digital, part of the Sumo Group PLC (LON:SUMO) is an award-winning business providing creative and development services to the video games and entertainment industries, from studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Pune (India) and Vancouver (Canada).
