Gary Richards

Gary Richards is an accomplished games designer with extensive experience in the video game industry, currently serving as a Games Designer at Playtonic Ltd since January 2017, where leadership of the design team for the project Yooka Laylee & The Impossible Lair is a key responsibility. Prior to this, Gary held senior design roles at Codemasters, focusing on the Career mode in F1 2016 and F1 2017, and at Tag Games, where mobile projects such as Downton Abbey were led. Gary also contributed to the development of Tony Hawk Shred Session at BigBit and directed technical design at Flippin Pixels. A significant tenure at Rare Ltd, spanning from 1992 to 2012, included influential design roles across various franchises, such as Kinect Sports, along with extensive experience in handheld game design. Gary's foundation in computer studies was established at Nuneaton Technical College, complementing earlier education at Polesworth High School.