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Limit Break Mentorship
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The largest mentorship program for marginalised people working in the UK games industry.

Applications for 2025 are closed
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While we are volunteer led, it's sponsors that (quite literally) keep the lights on. Thank you for believing in our mission and helping build a better, more inclusive, games industry together 💖

If your organisation is interested in sponsoring us in 2026 get in touch: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Limit Break Mentorship Thankyou for Sponsoring
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Without our sponsors Limit Break would not be able to exist so we want to give a huge shout out to them all 💖

✨ Sumo Group
✨ Playground Games
✨ @teamjunkfish.com
✨ @yrstruly.uk
✨ BIMM University

With additional support from:
✨ Sheridans
✨ @insertcoin.bsky.social
✨ @baftagames.bsky.social
The title at the top of the image reads: A huge thankyou to our sponsors. Below are the logos for Sumo Group, Playground Games, Junkfish, 505 Games, Yrs Truly and BIMM University The next header reads: With additional support from Sheridans, Insert Coin and BAFTA
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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A massive thank you to our training team who crushed it in 2025, handing out 65+ certificates & upskilling so many people on their essential mentoring & allyship skills 💖

Seeing all the positive feedback & success on social media is the real win!

Shoutout to the dream team: Harún, Cinzia & Irem!
Limit Break Training logo in the middle. The copy reads: 65+ certificates sent out Overwhelmingly positive feedback Massive congratulations to our incredibly training team
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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We want to give a huge thankyou to all of our event hosts:
✨ Harún Ali
✨ Imogen Calypso Mellor
✨ Jamie Naden
✨ Anna Poulter-Jones
✨ Svetlana Lisik
✨ Isabel Foley
✨ Jon Mechan
✨ Christopher Leech
✨ Harriet Frayling
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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As Limit Break 2025 is drawing to a close we're looking back at the incredible year that we've had 💖

Our events team hosted 15 different events!
Talks covering everything from Professional Communication Skills to AI in Game Development and How to Build a Great Team Culture!
Two screenshots from online presentations staked ontop of each other. The title pages both have the limit break logo on The title of the presentations are 'A beginners guide to Professional Communication' and 'Mentoring Taster Sessions 2025' Two screenshots from online presentations The top screenshot shows a brightly coloured miro board The bottom screenshot shows a title page for the presentation with the title 'A Guide to AI in Game Development' A screengrab of 14 people in a google meet call. All are smiling, some are holding pets, others are holding plushies. The screengrab is from a roundtable hosted by limit break A screengrab of an online presentation. The screen is showing a pink background with the words 'Thank You!' written on it and the Yrs Truly logo
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The last round of our CPD certified training for 2025 is in 2 weeks!

Sign up for part 1 (Allyship) and part 2 (Mentoring) via the link below
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October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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🚌💨 WE WENT ON TOUR! 🚌💨

Limit Break travelled around the country to give our members the chance to meet us and others in this year's cohort.

Thank you to everyone who swung by in Birmingham, Manchester and Brighton. It was lovely to meet and see you all! 💖
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Our Mentoring training sessions are all about equipping you with the tools and confidence to become an impactful mentor.

We're so thrilled to share some fantastic feedback from recent participants Emma, Hamish and Kali. Their words truly highlight the value and insight our training provides!
A blue graphic promoting Limitbreak Training's Mentorship Training. Three testimonials are displayed in white speech bubbles with red backgrounds behind the names. The first testimonial is from Emma L Smith-Bodie: “I've never formally mentored anyone so it was useful to have a roadmap of hot to set up a mentorship relationship and how to get the most out of it.” The second testimonial is from Hamish Williams: “Fantastic speaker and loved the group activities. Really informative and empowering.” The third testimonial is from Kali Martinez: “The information was insightful and useful.”
September 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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At Limit Break, we believe true allyship is an ongoing practice, and it's so rewarding to see our participants embrace the challenge of becoming better mentors and advocates.

A huge thank you to everyone who has attended any of our Allyship Training sessions!

#Mentoring #Training
LIMIT BREAK TRAINING ALLYSHIP TRAINING is visible. Below are three white speech bubbles with testimonials: "Easy to follow pace while providing real-world examples for different aspects and terms to ensure full understanding." - Charlotte Wilkinson "Very comfortable while still challenging us to think about what true allyship should be." - Tina Lauro Pollock "The speaker was really engaging and covered the topics really well." - Hamish Williams
September 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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We're DE&I Support Network of the Year Finalists in this year's Diversity in Tech Awards! 🎉

This is such an honour for us and we're thrilled to be among such incredible nominees. Wish us luck on 17th September 🤞
September 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Last but certainly not least is:
✨ Aurora the void from our incredible videographer @perky.bsky.social

✨ Peaches chilling in the sun from @geekybaking.bsky.social

😻 HAPPY CAT DAY EVERYONE 😻
Aurora is a dark tortoise shell cat sat in a covered section on a cat tree. They look almost like they are only eyes and paws Peaches is a calico cat. They are sat up in a sun patch on the floor, one leg stretched in front of them, eyes closed.
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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✨ Our Head of Ops @joannahaslam.bsky.social is the owner of Jasper

✨ And Nyx & Eevee are from @jazzyriko.bsky.social who volunteers across our communications team and events 💖
Jasper is a sweet looking ginger and white cat. They are sat on the back of a sofa looking sleepily into the camera Nyx and Eevee are sat in a cardboard box together. They are both calico cats with really interesting markings, they are both looking mildly alarmed and facing the camera. Like you weren't supposed to know they were in the box.
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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✨ Pepper is very sleepy and from @dehlvi.bsky.social on our Limit Break events team

✨ Kylo is looking very majestic here and from @kawaiifoxita.bsky.social who volunteers on our PR & Social Team
Pepper is a white and brown cat, fast asleep with their paws all collected near their face Kylo is a majestic looking tuxedo black cat, they are crouched outside on a wall
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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✨ Next up is Tofu from @irem-u.bsky.social on our Training Team

✨ Millhouse & Snuffkin are both brilliantly modelling our Limit Break pins from @dmseto.bsky.social on our PR and Social team
Tofu is a Bengal cat with wide bright blue eyes. They are relaxing on the sofa looking past the camera. Millhouse is a young tuxedo cat, they have a bandana tied around their neck and is sitting up very straight as if showing it off. On the bandana is a pink Limit Break pin Snuffkin is a very fluffy rag doll cat, they have a bandana tied around their neck and are sat looking above the camera as if a treat is being dangled for them. On the bandana is a purple Limit Break pin.
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Happy International Cat Day from the feline companions of the Limit Break Committee 🐱

We'll take any excuse to show off our incredible volunteer committee (and post a cute cat picture thread!)

Pictured below are:
✨ Tigger & Jett from Charlotte Wilkinson on our branding team
Tigger is a very fluffy tortoise shell cat with white patches asleep on his side Jett is a very fluffy black cat lying with his belly up on a yellow fleece
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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💖 Look at these incredible folks 💖

It was so good to see so many of the Limit Break committee down in Brighton last week for Develop Conference

We also need to give a special shoutout to one of our sponsors @yrstruly.uk for hosting an amazing party 🎉
Group of people smiling at the camera. Two people are the back are doing fun poses. They are outside a venue, you can see people behind a screen in the background A group of people sat in the sun on a picnic bench. There are too many people for the bench. They're all smiling at the camera, most have sunglasses on. There is a pull-up banner behind them with the Limit Break Mentorship logo on it.
July 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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We could not be more thrilled (hence the jumping) to have won Best EDI Initiative at the 2025 @developconference.com Star Awards 🏆

The category had so many incredible initiatives all working to make the games industry a better place 💖

🎉 Massive congrats to all the nominees and winners 🎉
Anisa and Jonas are jumping mid-air both looking very excited while holding the Develop Star award between them Jonas and Anisa are holding the programme for the awards, with the page open to the Best EDI Initiatives. They are pointing at the Limit Break logo
July 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A lovely bunch of the LB crew are down in Brighton this week for @developconference.com 🍦

Where you'll find us:
🌟 Develop Star Awards tonight
🌟 Our Roundtable on Thursday 'Mentorship Matters: How Limit Break is levelling up careers in games'
🌟 Our casual hangout afterwards for LB cohort & friends
Glittery pink shield-shaped Limit Break pin in between some small rocks on Brighton beach. In the background is the blurred-out ocean
July 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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We wanted to give a HUGE thanks to Jamie Naden for hosting our first roundtable of 2025, 'So you finally got into the games industry: What now?!'

And thankyou, of course, to the Limit Break cohort who came along and contributed as well 💖
A screengrab of a video call with 14 participants. They're smiling at the camera, some are holding pets and plushies
June 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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⚔️ Meet our incredible Training Team ⚔️

✨ @irem-u.bsky.social joined Player Research after finishing her PhD research in neuroscience and psychology. Passionate about contributing to industry knowledge, Irem strives to share her insights and findings through presentations, and collaborations.
Limit Break Training Meet the Training Team Irem Undeger joined Player Research after finishing her PhD research in neuroscience and psychology, with a stint at McKinsey Design. Passionate about contributing to industry knowledge, Irem strives to share her insights and findings through presentations, and collaborations. Irem Undeger Training Support She/Her
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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⚔️ Meet our incredible Training Team ⚔️

✨ @geekybaking.bsky.social is an award-winning EDI consultant focusing on intersectionality, and works industry-wide to foster inclusion and allyship. They are Co-CEO at Code Coven and a consultant at Limit Break.

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Limit Break Training Meet the Training Team Cinzia Musio Develop Brighton is an award-winning EDI consultant focusing on intersectionality, and works industry-wide to foster inclusion and allyship. They are Co-CEO at Code Coven and a consultant at Limit Break. Cinzia Musio Training Consultant and Researcher She/They
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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⚔️ Meet our incredible Training Team ⚔️

✨ @retroali93.bsky.social has over five years in QA working at No Brakes Games, TT Games and Cloud Imperium Games. He is passionate about promoting game development, he leads Limit Break's training division and mentors aspiring mentors.

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Limit Break Training Meet the Training Team Harún Ali has over five years in QA working at No Brakes Games, TT Games and Cloud Imperium Games. He is passionate about promoting game development, he leads Limit Break's training division and mentors aspiring mentors. Harun Ali Head of Training He/Him
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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The next round of our CPD certified training kicks off at 4pm on Monday 16th June.

Part 1 of our training teaches you how you can best support and champion diverse talent within the games industry!

Find out more about Limit Break Training: www.limitbreak.co.uk/training
Book here: lu.ma/8qkujh7p
Online Event - Limit Break Training - Part 1 - Allyship - Monday 16th June - LB 25 logo
June 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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We want to give a huge 💖 THANK YOU 💖 to @imomellor.bsky.social and our incredible sponsors @yrstruly.uk for running our first event of the year on 'How to Attend a Conference (incredibly useful with @developconference.com just around the corner!)
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June 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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✨Building Great Mentoring Relationships✨

A successful mentoring partnership relies on shared input, communication, honesty & a whole lot of self-reflection!

We understand this can be challenging, so for the last day of Freshers Week we've put together a useful guide to help you 👇

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May 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM