- One of the world's largest independent video game developers
- Founded in 1990 by industry veterans Philip and Andrew Oliver
- Renowned for reliable delivery of high quality games
- Staffed by highly-skilled, creative and passionate professionals
- Industry leading tools and technology (BlitzTech)
- An extensive network of trusted outsource partners providing specialist skills and services.
From humble beginnings in the bedrooms of 80s schoolboy coders Philip and Andrew Oliver,
Blitz Games Studios has grown into one of the most stable and respected development studios in the world.
Currently boasting six distinct divisions, the company has come a long way from its roots as a well known
developer of family games. Today, the different Blitz divisions are working on mature titles,
serious games, downloadable and short-session games and their middleware and game engine,
BlitzTech. Looking back to their own roots, Blitz has also pioneered the Blitz 1UP initiative,
which aims to help budding indie developers find their way to market.
In addition to this diversified portfolio of interests, Blitz are heavily involved in working with
education and government for the long-term benefit of the UK games development industry.
Chief Executive Officer
Philip Oliver co-founded Blitz Games Studios in 1990 with his twin brother Andrew Oliver,
following nearly ten years of designing and writing many number 1 UK games,
including the hugely popular Dizzy series.
Responsible for the company's overall management and direction he also ensures,
along with his brother, that the company maintains its ongoing reputation for producing
high quality games for a global market. Philip is particularly interested and involved in
creating and maintaining a vibrant, enjoyable and productive company culture, to ensure that
people love working at Blitz.
Philip is also one of the founders of TIGA and has served as an active board member since its
inception in 2001. TIGA exists to represent and to serve the interests of the UK games
development industry. He has also recently been appointed an RSA Fellow.
Philip received an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) in 2008 from Coventry University
in recognition of his leading contribution to the growth of the electronic games industry both regionally
and internationally.
Chief Technical Officer
Andrew Oliver is co-founder and co-owner of Blitz Games Studios and took on the role of CTO when he and
his twin brother Philip started the company in 1990, after ten years of writing many popular games for
the UK games market including the hugely successful Dizzy series.
He is now responsible for all aspects of the company's cutting edge technology and game development
direction as well as ensuring its reputation for high quality standards and prompt delivery is
maintained.
Andrew is passionate about education and training, both internally and externally. He regularly speaks
at educational institutions about the skills needed to ensure the continued success of the UK games
industry. He has also recently been appointed an RSA Fellow.
Andrew received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology (DTech) in 2008 from Coventry University for his
major contribution in technical aspects of the electronic games industry in the regional, national
and international forum. He has also been selected for the Advisory Board of the Stereoscopic Games
Summit at GDC Online.
Chief Financial Officer
Richard joined Blitz in 2004, but he has known and advised
the company and its owners since the inception of the
business in 1990.
Along with his financial and legal responsibilities, Richard
is Head of TruSim, the company's game-based training,
visualisation and learning division.
Richard has an engineering degree and is a chartered banker.
He has a strong financial and advisory background and has
worked in several countries. Previous jobs include regional
head of acquisitions and private equity for a UK accountancy
firm and over five years as an investment banking director
in the US.
Philip and Andrew featured in the Times Online
Top 10 Brits that changed video games forever.
To learn more about The Oliver Twins' early (pre-Blitz) games,
visit www.OliverTwins.com
