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December 11, 2024
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Safe In Our World :
LONDON, UK – 11th December, 2024 – Video games mental health charity, Safe In Our World, announces their Class of 2025 cohort of Ambassadors who will represent the charity and grow their mission in mental health awareness.
30 passionate and impressive individuals were selected from a huge pool of over 175 applications, making this year’s application process the most competitive yet. These new Ambassadors bring a wealth of experience and enthusiasm in game development and publishing, journalism, marketing, content creation and community management. This new cohort also seeks to grow the charity more internationally by focusing on cultural and geographical intersections to mental health.
The Programme is sponsored by Playground Games, Ninja Theory and Rare; a trio of renowned names in the industry, all keen to support the work of Safe In Our World.
“We are incredibly excited and proud to be sponsoring Safe In Our World’s Ambassadors Class of 2025. We endeavour to raise awareness, encourage discussions and provide support around mental health within the games industry. By fostering an environment of wellbeing and inclusion we continue to grow a diverse and healthy team where we can be even more creative and innovative in the way we design our games and in our workplace.” Trevor Williams - Studio Head, Playground Games
The full cohort of ambassadors joining Safe In Our World’s Class of 2025 can be found here.
For PR enquiries, please contact:
Sarah Sorrell - [email protected]
Bridie Daniels - [email protected]
Chris Glover - [email protected]
About Safe In Our World
Safe In Our World is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1183344. A team of seasoned gaming veterans passionate about mental health brainstormed for over two years over ways they could make a difference. Launched on World Mental Health Day on October 10th, 2019, its aims are to raise awareness of mental health within the video games industry and to provide resources, signpost help, and drive change for everyone connected with the industry – from developers, publishers, and service providers to content creators and players. Its initial 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, with more detailed policies available via the website. Safe In Our World is a worldwide hub accessible for anyone in need.
About Playground Games
Playground Games is a AAA Xbox Games Studio. Their mission is to make genre-defining video games for a global audience. They are proud to be the creator and developer of the award-winning Forza Horizon series, and to be developing Fable, a new beginning for a legendary franchise.
About Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory is a five-time BAFTA award winning video game developer, part of Xbox Game Studios, based in Cambridge, UK. Our philosophy is simple, to create impactful game experiences made by small, passionate teams with breakthrough technology. Ninja Theory is a diverse and welcoming team who focus on the quality of our work above all else and support excellence in all that we do, proudly developing some of the most iconic games of the 21st century, including Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, DmC: Devil May Cry and most recently Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, followed by its greatly anticipated sequel Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, released May 21st 2024. We strive for greatness through Excellence, Teamwork and Integrity to help us realise our studio mission to: Craft Life-changing Art with Game-changing Tech.
About Rare
Rare is a legendary development studio dedicated to creating the kind of games the world doesn’t have. Rare games are created with passion, inspired to be distinctive and designed to bring friends together to share stories and make memories. Nowhere is this clearer than in our ever-evolving, award-winning, shared-world pirate adventure Sea of Thieves, which continues to be one of this generation’s most creative and successful new IPs. Alongside continuing to surprise and delight our players on the seas, our team is creating the next IP from Rare: Everwild, a restorative magical, natural world filled with creatures, spirits, wonder and friendship.
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