Studio Update

It is been a while since our last update, but rest assured that things continue apace here as always. Progress on the next Pivotal product for the next gen systems is really coming together. Needless to say the power available in the new systems is quite remarkable, enabling us to really crank up what it is possible to achieve. Expect great things from our design, programming and art teams with this game. The whole studio has been really relishing this challenge and really excelling themselves. You are going to love what we have been up to when you eventually get to see it next year when it is released!

Within the next few months an announcement will be made about the game and what we have been up to, till then just watch this space�

Nick Cook - Development Director.

Jon Bridges

It is with great sadness that we must announce the death of one of our artists, Jon Bridges.

Jon was killed instantly in a car crash on the 6th January 2006. He was only 23 years old.

We are simply devastated by this loss. Jon was an incredibly talented and dedicated individual. Most important of all, he was just such a nice person to work with. He made an exceptional contribution to Pivotal and he simply loved his work and his work loved him. He had a wonderful career stretching out ahead of him and he was due to be promoted at the end of this month.

We plan to plant a tree in his memory next to our offices that we can look at as we work. It is a small gesture but one we think Jon would have liked.

I am sure you will join with us in sending our heartfelt sympathies to his family, his fianc�e and her son.

Thank you Jon for everything you did for us. We feel just so fortunate to have known and worked with you. We will always miss you, but we will always remember the difference you made to Pivotal. Your legacy will live on with our company.

Jon Bridges: Artist at Pivotal Games, January 2004 to January 2006.

Softography:
Conflict: Vietnam
Conflict: Global Storm
(He was also working on the next Conflict product for the next gen consoles)

Pivotal Games 5th Birthday!

Pivotal Games celebrates its 5th birthday - at least, we would if we weren't so busy finishing our next successful game, Conflict: Global Storm.

Yes, Pivotal is five years old and it's been an exciting and incredible five years. There were only 15 of us when we started, with no money and no publishing deal, just some great ideas and a loyal, dedicated and talented team. Since then we've become one of the most successful British games developers and we're very proud of what we've achieved. We have over 75 staff, we've released four chart-topping games, which have sold over six million units worldwide, and have firmly established the Conflict franchise. Every title has reached Number One, which is unprecedented in the games industry. In the inaugural Develop Industry Excellence Awards in 2003, we received the award for Best New Studio. We've maintained a close and good relationship with SCi over the years and look forward to working on many more successful titles with them. Most importantly of all, our aim is to keep creating the sort of high-quality, cutting-edge games you, like us, want to play. So, Happy Birthday Pivotal Games and many thanks to our staff - we couldn't have done it without them. And this is just the beginning!