Sumo Leamington Announces New Appointment

Phil Hindle appointed as new Technical Director

20 October 2020, Leamington, United Kingdom: Sumo Digital, part of Sumo Group PLC and a leading independent video game developer, has today announced that Phil Hindle has been appointed as the new Technical Director at Sumo Leamington.

“Having worked within the video games industry for over two decades, I’ve been able to learn and perfect various crafts, all of which I’m excited to bring to Sumo Leamington,” commented Phil.

“Although a lot has changed during my time in the industry, my commitment to video games remains the same and Sumo Leamington is the right place for me to continue my story”

Phil Hindle joins Sumo Leamington with more than 25 years of programming and technical experience in the video games industry.

Before joining Sumo Leamington, Phil spent time at several game companies including Codemasters, Activision and Pixel Toys. During his career, Phil has worked on projects such as Guitar Hero Live, DJ Hero and Toca Touring Cars, as well as an array of VR and mobile titles.

“We’re thrilled to have Phil joining us at Sumo Leamington,” Studio Head Chris Southall added. “He brings experience, enthusiasm and will help our growing team continue to produce work of the highest quality for years to come.”

Established in 2019, Sumo Leamington’s focus is on games for mobile devices, but also works with other Sumo Group studios in the UK and India to broaden the services offered by Sumo to a wide range of publisher and development partners within the games industry.

Sumo Digital is currently hiring for more than 90 roles across its network of studios including roles in programming, design, QA, audio and art direction.

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About Sumo Leamington

Founded in March 2019, Sumo Leamington is one of nine Sumo Digital studios. With a clear vision to craft experiences players will look forward to, day after day, year after year - Sumo Leamington specialises in creating compelling service-based games. Sumo Digital is recognised for its versatility, proprietary technology, and creativity across a portfolio of games developed for major publishers.

Sumo Digital is part of Sumo Group plc.

For more information visit: sumo-digital.com
Twitter: @SumoDigitalLtd
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