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by British filmmakers Anthony and Nicola Caulfield that tells the story of the British video games industry from 1979 to the present day. The film focuses on how the creativity and vision of a relatively small number of individuals allowed the UK to play a key, pioneering role in the shaping of the
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billion dollar video games industry which today dominates the modern world's entertainment landscape. The film features interviews with major British game designers, journalists and musicians from across the last 30 years.
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was originally scheduled for release on 30 May 2014. The digital version was eventually launched on 3 October 2014. with DVD & Blu-ray versions released in March 2015.
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generating donations of $ 37,000 and £60,000 respectively. Further funds have been raised through direct donations, pre-orders for DVDs and soundtrack CDs via the
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The filmmakers originally conceived of the project as a three-part television series, but were unable to garner interest from either the
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The Caulfields raised approximately £80,000 through two rounds of crowd funding with
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to help prepare them for the roles, and to give them inspiration.
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website which has allowed them to produce the film independently.
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The makers of the documentary made two further films bearing the
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In an interview in early 2019, it was revealed that
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