Gollum Launches New UK Industry Event Next Week

Yes, actually GOLLUM!

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Serkis/ Gollum
Serkis/ Gollum
Gollum (otherwise known as actor, Andy Serkis) is to speak at the launch of a new UK games industry event in Cambridge next week. At the time of going to press Frodo, Bilbo and Gandalf were still to be confirmed.

Gollum/Serkis will help to launch Cambridge’s very own Games Eden event, which launches at Buckingham House in Cambridge on 5th December and is billed as the East of England's first business networking event for the computer games industry.

SPOnG will be there. Stalking Gollum.

Jeremy Cooke, chair of Games Eden, says of the event, "The benefits of Games Eden include delivery of a local developer led networking group, membership of TIGA, raising the profile of local creative digital talent and better access to strategic information and assistance".

Serkis (better known in the SPonG office as either King Bohan or Martin Hannett) will joined by Frontier boss David Braben and former TIGA CEO Fred Hasson.

"In a region with massive expertise in feature film and television production we are delighted to help ensure the growth of the computer games sector", said Laurie Hayward, CEO of Screen East.

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