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Universally Speaking is proud to support the launch of

SAFE IN OUR WORLD – the videogames mental health charity

UK – 10/10/2019

It’s World Mental Health Day, a day to highlight the education and awareness of mental health across the world.

Launching today, Safe In Our World (www.safeinourworld.org) is a new mental health charity for the video games industry with the aim of raising awareness of mental health issues among gamers and creators, affecting positive change within the industry, and we are immensely proud to be announcing our support of it. We are honoured to have our own CEO Vickie Peggs as one of the charity’s founding trustees!

Over 2.2 billion people – almost a third of the entire population of the world – play video games, and one in four people are globally affected by mental health issues. Safe In Our World aims to drive forward initiatives to support and help players around the world.

The mission is to create an online destination where people can seek help, gain access to resources and information, and discover stories from real people within and surrounding the games industry. People are already sharing their stories and personal journeys with mental health and how games have had a positive effect on them, which you can read here (https://safeinourworld.org/stories/).

Safe In Our World aims to destigmatise mental health conditions, enabling those vital conversations to happen in order to help creators, professionals and players come together in support of each other.

You can donate to Safe In Our World and contribute towards making a difference to somebody struggling with mental illness here (https://safeinourworld.org/donate)

For more information about Safe In Our World (including how you can donate), please visit www.safeinourworld.org or follow their Social Media channels at:

twitter.com/safeinourworld

facebook.com/safeinourworld

instagram.com/safeinourworld

Universally Speaking Nominated for FOUR Categories

at the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2019

Universally Speaking, internationally recognised specialists for Localisation, QA, and Audio, are shortlisted for four awards at this year’s TIGA Awards.

UK – 24/09/2019

Hosted at the Natural History Museum in London this November 7th, the ninth annual TIGA Games Industry Awards ceremony will bring together some of the best UK talent in the industry.

We are thrilled to announce that Universally Speaking has been nominated for four awards in the best in Business Categories – these include SERVICES PROVIDER, QA PROVIDER, AUDIO SERVICES PROVIDER, and OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP for CEO Vickie Peggs.

On this, Vickie said: “It’s an incredible variety of nominations to be put up for, which we’re so excited about. It reflects practically our complete suite of services and the hard work that everybody at Universally Speaking puts into being the best we can be. I couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve achieved.”

Universally Speaking continues to push for excellence, we are proud to be internationally known as the preeminent service provider to the global gaming sector and can’t wait to continue our momentum through 2020 – and beyond.

This brings our tally over the last 18 months to 14 global award nominations, as Universally Speaking continues to consolidate our place as the preeminent service provider for the global gaming sector.

For more information about how we can support your Localisation, QA and Audio needs, get in touch:

info@usspeaking.com

Universally Speaking Finalist for Best Supplier

at the Develop: Star Awards 2019

Universally Speaking, renowned global games Localisation, QA and Audio specialists, are shortlisted for Best Supplier 2019 at the inagural Develop: Star Awards.

UK – 16/05/2019

This July 10, the global games industry will assemble in Brighton within the historic Brighton Metropole for the Develop: Star Awards. Re-envisioned after the prestigious Develop Awards, this year’s show promises to be a memorable night of laughter and celebration. Universally Speaking will hope to vye off all competition as part of the distinguished lineup for the BEST SUPPLIER 2019 award.

Upon hearing the news, our CCO, Tim Horton, said “We are utterly delighted to receive this nomination, recognition on this scale is truly humbling. This nomination is reflective of the dedication and hard work our in-house teams apply to our phenomenally talented partners, worldwide”.

This brings our tally over the last 18 months to 10 global award nominations, as Universally Speaking continues to consolidate our place as the preeminent service provider for the global gaming sector.

For more information about how we can support your Localisation, QA and Audio needs, get in touch:

info@usspeaking.com

Universally Speaking Awarded Best QA Provider

at the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2018

Global QA specialists, Universally Speaking, cement their place at the forefront of industry innovation as they win best in category at the prestigious TIGA Games Industry Awards 2018.

UK – 06/11/2018

Last week the games industry elite came together in London within the wondrous beauty of the Guildhall Art Museum for one of the industry’s biggest and most prestigious awards ceremonies. Top studio talent from across the globe returned to the UK for the TIGA Games Industry Awards. In a memorable night of celebration and games, Universally Speaking saw off tough competition to pick up the prestigious and highly coveted BEST QA PROVIDER 2018 Award.

A clearly moved CCO, Tim Horton, said “We are utterly delighted to receive this award, recognition on this scale is truly humbling. This award is reflective of the dedication and hard work our in-house QA teams apply to each and every project”.

CEO, Vickie Peggs, said “Passion for the sector and the extensive knowledge and ownership of our ability and craft is what makes this possible. We would love to thank all our incredible clients, around the world, for choosing to work with Universally Speaking. We will continue to innovate and exceed expectation”.

This brings this year’s tally to 8 global award nominations and 2 global awards won. Universally Speaking is the preeminent service provider to the global gaming sector and we cannot wait to see what the remainder of 2018 brings.