The inaugural members of the UK's Video Game Council has been announced

The individuals will be working together to help steward and shape the country's games industry.
Text: Ben Lyons
Published 2025-07-10

The initial members of the UK's Video Game Council has been announced. The aim of this initiative is to see a bunch of veterans coming together and working as a unit to help shape and drive forward the UK's video game industry, repping the 28,000 individuals working in the sector across over 1,750 studios - the most employees and studios in any European country.

The UK Video Game Council will be headed up by Rebellion's CEO and creative director, Jason Kingsley alongside Outright Games chairman Nick Button-Brown. As for the rest of the inaugural members, the following folk have been selected.


Emily Bailey - Green-Bit
Saad Choudri - Miniclip
Charu Desodt - Interior:Night
Kirsty Rigden - Futurlab
Dave Gould - T2
Chris Van Der Kuyl - 4J Studios
Donna Orlowski - Chucklefish
Nick Poole - Ukie
Tara Saunders - Larian
Maria Sayans - ustwo Games
Tim Varney - Microsoft
Dr. Richard Wilson - TIGA


The UK Video Game Council has been created at the request of the MP, Sir Chris Bryant, who serves as the Minister for Creative Industries, Arts, and Tourism. As for what it will set out to achieve, we're told the following:

"The UK Games Council will serve as a strategic forum, bringing together industry leaders from across the games sector to inform and support government policy."

The group will meet twice a year to "provide strategic advice on how to unlock the full economic, cultural and educational potential of the UK games industry," all while looking to "explore new opportunities for international collaboration, sector innovation and skills development."

These inaugural members have been appointed for at least the next three years.

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