Ian Livingstone: Games Pioneer
Danielle Newnham Podcast
English - July 13, 2023 13:10 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsTechnology Business Entrepreneurship inspiration business entrepreneurship founders innovation tech startup entrepreneur founder technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today, my guest is Sir Ian Livingstone – games pioneer, entrepreneur and the bestselling author of the Fighting Fantasy book series.
Widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the UK games industry, Ian co-founded Games Workshop in 1975 with Steve Jackson, launching Dungeons & Dragons in Europe, Warhammer, White Dwarf, Citadel Miniatures, and the Games Workshop retail chain. Whilst he exited the company in 1991, he soon embarked on a hugely successful career in the video games industry. In 1995, he co-led the merger which created video games publisher Eidos where he served as Executive Chairman, launching blockbuster titles such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Hitman.
In this conversation, we discuss his brilliant book Dice Men – The Origin Story of Games Workshop, how games like Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons came to be, the evolution of gaming and why he set up his own school – The Livingstone Academy.
Ian Livingstone was awarded a Knighthood (becoming a Sir) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the online gaming industry.
I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Ian and I am sure you will enjoy it too.
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