Andrew Oliver

Summary

Making games for over 40 years and still loving every minute! My passion? It's all about creating innovative, mass-market entertainment, always jumping at the chance to embrace new technologies and unlock their potential for pure fun. Alongside my twin brother Philip, our drive is to make the biggest possible positive impact on the UK games industry. That's the legacy we're building – beyond being "those Dizzy guys," or holding the record for making the most 8-bit games, or even having employed over 600 game developers across 20 years at Blitz Games. We're incredibly proud of all of that, but trust me, we're far from done. I've worked on too many games to list - check the websites:- www.OliverTwins.com & www.BlitzGames.com Our journey kicked off in 1984, creating many #1 hits for Codemasters, which led us to establish our own game development powerhouse, Blitz Games, in 1990. We've developed for nearly every major publisher you can imagine, including Sony, Microsoft, Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Eidos, EA, and Activision. Our portfolio spans massive titles like Epic Mickey 2, Frogger 2, and Pac-Man World 3, alongside cherished favorites such as Lilo & Stitch, Chicken Run, The Little Mermaid, Puss in Boots, and American Idol, among so many others. I've had the privilege of making and directing games on virtually every home computer and console ever made. More recently, we designed and directed the impressive PC MMOs SkySaga and Crayta. After selling our studio to Rebellion, we invested and consulted as Game Dragons, guiding UK indie developers toward success, including becoming majority shareholders in Unit2 Games, which subsequently became part of Meta's Metaverse. Then came a new chapter! We decided to set up Panivox, where we're now working on RichCast – A New Type of Interactive Entertainment. Using all our knwledge and experiences. We're creating a new new platform and harnessing all manner of cutting-edge AI technologies to bring our vision of 'Bringing Stories To Life' to reality.