Next-Gen"s spoken to publishers and developers at this week"s London Games Festival on the topic of breaking into the industry which were formulated to give those with game career aspirations a fighting chance.

The skills, experience or talent needed to break into the industry varies at company to company, as do necessary requirements on a job-to-job basis. Therefore this is by no means a complete list that will cover all the various possibilities that can arise during the process of applying for a particular role, but more a selection of general tips that candidates would do well to abide by. The advice is being given by the cognoscente – current industry recruiters from the likes of EA, Ubisoft and Blitz, and market leading UK recruitment agents