Difference between revisions of "UK Honours in the Games Industry"

From Ukie
Jump to: navigation, search
(UK Games Industry Honours)
(UK Games Industry Honours)
 
(15 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The following people in the UK games industry have received [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire UK Honours] for their contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service.
+
The following people in and related to the UK games industry have received [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire UK Honours] for their contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service.
  
 
== UK Games Industry Honours ==
 
== UK Games Industry Honours ==
Line 8: Line 8:
 
!Award
 
!Award
 
!Year Awarded
 
!Year Awarded
 +
!Awarded For
 
!Wikipedia
 
!Wikipedia
 
!Twitter
 
!Twitter
Line 15: Line 16:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2012
 
|2012
 +
|Services to the UK Computer Games Industry
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://twitter.com/PercyBlakeney63/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/PercyBlakeney63/ Twitter]
Line 22: Line 24:
 
|MBE
 
|MBE
 
|2011
 
|2011
 +
|Services to the Video Game Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cecil Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cecil Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/CharlesCecil/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/CharlesCecil/ Twitter]
Line 29: Line 32:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2019
 
|2019
 +
|Services to the Economy
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 36: Line 40:
 
|CBE
 
|CBE
 
|2020
 
|2020
 +
|Services to the Economy
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://twitter.com/chrisvdk Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/chrisvdk Twitter]
Line 43: Line 48:
 
|MBE
 
|MBE
 
|2018
 
|2018
 +
|Services to the Video Games Industry
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 50: Line 56:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2014
 
|2014
 +
|Services to the UK Computer and Video Games Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Braben Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Braben Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/DavidBraben/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/DavidBraben/ Twitter]
Line 57: Line 64:
 
|CBE
 
|CBE
 
|2008
 
|2008
 +
|Services to the Computer Games Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Darling_(entrepreneur) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Darling_(entrepreneur) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/daviddarling Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/daviddarling Twitter]
Line 64: Line 72:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2007
 
|2007
 +
|Services to British Business in America
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://twitter.com/dgpilot Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/dgpilot Twitter]
Line 71: Line 80:
 
|MBE
 
|MBE
 
|2016
 
|2016
 +
|Services to the Video Game Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Bestwick Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Bestwick Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/djbteamsters/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/djbteamsters/ Twitter]
Line 78: Line 88:
 
|CBE
 
|CBE
 
|2017
 
|2017
 +
|Services to Science and Technology
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis_Hassabis Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis_Hassabis Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/demishassabis Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/demishassabis Twitter]
 +
|-
 +
|Geoff Heath
 +
|Activision / Virgin Mastertronic / NCsoft Europe
 +
|OBE
 +
|2009
 +
|Services to the Computer Games Industry
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Gina Jackson
 
|Gina Jackson
|NextGen Skills Academy / Women in Games / Safe In Our World
+
|NextGen Skills Academy / Blushing Blue / Safe In Our World
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2020
 
|2020
 +
|Services to Education and Diversity in the Video Games Industry
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://twitter.com/pompeygina/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/pompeygina/ Twitter]
Line 92: Line 112:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2016
 
|2016
 +
|Services to the Games Industry in the North East
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://twitter.com/blinkingflip13 Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/blinkingflip13 Twitter]
Line 99: Line 120:
 
|CBE (previously OBE)
 
|CBE (previously OBE)
 
|2013 (2006)
 
|2013 (2006)
 +
|Services to the Computer Gaming Industry (CBE), Services to the Computer Games Industry (OBE)
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Livingstone Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Livingstone Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/ian_livingstone/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/ian_livingstone/ Twitter]
 +
|-
 +
|Jane Cavanagh
 +
|SCi
 +
|OBE
 +
|2007
 +
|Services to the Computer Games Industry
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Jason Kingsley
 
|Jason Kingsley
Line 106: Line 136:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2012
 
|2012
 +
|Services to the Economy
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Kingsley_(businessman) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Kingsley_(businessman) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/RebellionJason/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/RebellionJason/ Twitter]
 +
|-
 +
|Jez San
 +
|Argonaut
 +
|OBE
 +
|2002
 +
|Services to the Video Game Industry
 +
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jez_San Wikipedia]
 +
|[https://twitter.com/aerobatic Twitter]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Jo Twist, Dr
 
|Jo Twist, Dr
Line 113: Line 152:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2016
 
|2016
 +
|Services to the Creative Industries
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://twitter.com/Doctoe/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/Doctoe/ Twitter]
 +
|-
 +
|Lynne Kilpatrick
 +
|DCMS
 +
|OBE
 +
|2015
 +
|Services to the Video Games Industry
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Jude Ower
 
|Jude Ower
Line 120: Line 168:
 
|MBE
 
|MBE
 
|2016
 
|2016
 +
|Services to Entrepreneurship
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://twitter.com/playinthecloud Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/playinthecloud Twitter]
 
|-
 
|-
|Miles Jacobsen
+
|Michael Acton Smith
 +
|Mind Candy
 +
|OBE
 +
|2014
 +
|Services to the Creative Industries
 +
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Acton_Smith Wikipedia]
 +
|[https://twitter.com/acton Twitter]
 +
|-
 +
|Miles Jacobson
 
|Sports Interactive
 
|Sports Interactive
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2011
 
|2011
 +
|Services to the Computer Games Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Jacobson Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Jacobson Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/milesSI/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/milesSI/ Twitter]
Line 134: Line 192:
 
|MBE
 
|MBE
 
|2010
 
|2010
 +
|Services to the Computer Games Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothers_(game_designers) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothers_(game_designers) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/olivercollyer Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/olivercollyer Twitter]
Line 141: Line 200:
 
|MBE
 
|MBE
 
|2010
 
|2010
 +
|Services to the Computer Games Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothers_(game_designers) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothers_(game_designers) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/dobssi/ Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/dobssi/ Twitter]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Paul Jackson
 
|Paul Jackson
|Dovetail Games
+
|Dovetail Games / ELSPA
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2010
 
|2010
 +
|Services to the Computer Games Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jackson_(game_producer) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jackson_(game_producer) Wikipedia]
 
|
 
|
Line 155: Line 216:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2004
 
|2004
 +
|Services to the Computer Video Games Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Molyneux Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Molyneux Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/pmolyneux Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/pmolyneux Twitter]
 +
|-
 +
|Richard Darling
 +
|Codemasters
 +
|CBE
 +
|2008
 +
|Services to the Computer Industry
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Richard Wilson
 
|Richard Wilson
Line 162: Line 232:
 
|OBE
 
|OBE
 
|2018
 
|2018
 +
|Services to the Video Game Industry
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wilson_(born_1968) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wilson_(born_1968) Wikipedia]
 
|[https://twitter.com/DrRWilsonOBE Twitter]
 
|[https://twitter.com/DrRWilsonOBE Twitter]
Line 169: Line 240:
 
|CBE
 
|CBE
 
|2010
 
|2010
 +
|Services to the Computer Games Industry
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|}
 
|}

Latest revision as of 11:07, 28 June 2021

The following people in and related to the UK games industry have received UK Honours for their contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service.

UK Games Industry Honours

Name Primary Company Award Year Awarded Awarded For Wikipedia Twitter
Andy Payne Mastertronic / Ukie / Just Flight OBE 2012 Services to the UK Computer Games Industry Twitter
Charles Cecil Revolution Software MBE 2011 Services to the Video Game Industry Wikipedia Twitter
Chris Kingsley Rebellion OBE 2019 Services to the Economy
Chris van der Kuyl 4J Studios CBE 2020 Services to the Economy Twitter
David Banner Wales Interactive MBE 2018 Services to the Video Games Industry
David Braben Frontier OBE 2014 Services to the UK Computer and Video Games Industry Wikipedia Twitter
David Darling Codemasters / Kwalee CBE 2008 Services to the Computer Games Industry Wikipedia Twitter
David Gardner Electronic Arts / Atari / London Venture Partners OBE 2007 Services to British Business in America Twitter
Debbie Bestwick Team17 MBE 2016 Services to the Video Game Industry Wikipedia Twitter
Demis Hassabis Bullfrog / Lionhead / Deepmind CBE 2017 Services to Science and Technology Wikipedia Twitter
Geoff Heath Activision / Virgin Mastertronic / NCsoft Europe OBE 2009 Services to the Computer Games Industry
Gina Jackson NextGen Skills Academy / Blushing Blue / Safe In Our World OBE 2020 Services to Education and Diversity in the Video Games Industry Twitter
Giselle Stewart Ubisoft OBE 2016 Services to the Games Industry in the North East Twitter
Ian Livingstone Games Workshop / Sumo Group CBE (previously OBE) 2013 (2006) Services to the Computer Gaming Industry (CBE), Services to the Computer Games Industry (OBE) Wikipedia Twitter
Jane Cavanagh SCi OBE 2007 Services to the Computer Games Industry
Jason Kingsley Rebellion / TIGA OBE 2012 Services to the Economy Wikipedia Twitter
Jez San Argonaut OBE 2002 Services to the Video Game Industry Wikipedia Twitter
Jo Twist, Dr Ukie OBE 2016 Services to the Creative Industries Twitter
Lynne Kilpatrick DCMS OBE 2015 Services to the Video Games Industry
Jude Ower PlayMob MBE 2016 Services to Entrepreneurship Twitter
Michael Acton Smith Mind Candy OBE 2014 Services to the Creative Industries Wikipedia Twitter
Miles Jacobson Sports Interactive OBE 2011 Services to the Computer Games Industry Wikipedia Twitter
Oliver Collyer Sports Interactive MBE 2010 Services to the Computer Games Industry Wikipedia Twitter
Paul Collyer Sports Interactive MBE 2010 Services to the Computer Games Industry Wikipedia Twitter
Paul Jackson Dovetail Games / ELSPA OBE 2010 Services to the Computer Games Industry Wikipedia
Peter Molyneux Bullfrog / Lionhead / 22cans OBE 2004 Services to the Computer Video Games Industry Wikipedia Twitter
Richard Darling Codemasters CBE 2008 Services to the Computer Industry
Richard Wilson TIGA OBE 2018 Services to the Video Game Industry Wikipedia Twitter
Rod Cousens Acclaim / Codemasters / Jagex CBE 2010 Services to the Computer Games Industry