It’s been a tough couple of years for the games industry, so combined with rising costs and the low level of support for entry-level hiring it’s become increasingly difficult to operate Grads In Games. We’ve run GiG in its current form for a decade now and it’s always been about developing long-term industry benefits rather than making any money. In the present climate it’s impossible to continue that way without a big chunk of support which just doesn’t exist.

After a lot of deliberation and exploring possible options, we’ve made the tough decision to put Grads in Games and all activities on hiatus for this academic year. Unfortunately this will mean no Get In The Game university careers talks this year and no Search For A Star gamedev challenges.

All existing GiG resources, comms channels & mailing lists will be managed by the Aardvark Swift Recruitment team.

This isn’t a decision we’ve taken lightly. We know how impactful the activities are, how many people’s lives we’ve positively impacted and how important it is for the future health of the industry.

The Aardvark team will revisit the situation for the 2025/26 academic year, but for now I’d like to thank all of the studios, devs, universities and academics who have supported us, thank you to all the previous GiG team members who have helped keep the initiative going, and of course thank you to the tens of thousands of students who have been the whole reason for this over the past 10 years.

Dan Dudley, September 2024

What we do

Grads In Games is an award-winning & studio-supported games industry initiative designed to help more graduates make the leap from student to professional developer.

Search For A Star

Studio-led game dev challenges for students across programming, design, 3D art, animation and VFX.

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Get In The Game

Careers talks and events to thousands of gamedev students each year, across both online and physical university visits.

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Graduate Recruitment

Looking for a job in games right now? Speak to our grad team at Aardvark Swift – they sort games jobs for hundreds of grads every year.

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Industry Advocates

Join our network of gamedev professionals to help support those making their first steps into games careers

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Studio Partnerships

Increase your studio’s outreach and L&D options, in addition to the best graduate recruitment pipeline in the industry

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Student Ambassadors

Help to promote GiG events at your university or college and receive extra career guidance + support in return

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The Grads In Games Team

Ian Goodall

GiG Founder & Aardvark Swift CEO

Our Studio Partners

A huge thanks to the studios who have supported and worked with us for the 2023/24 academic year