Where are they now?

foo Katan

Following the closure of both Bits Studios and its parent company, Playwize, Foo Katan cofounded another software company called Origin8 Technologies. Entirely independent, it makes games and apps for smartphones, tablets, PCS and handheld consoles and it continues to exist to this very day. Foo, however, moved to the USA where he met his wife and settled into a life in sunny Los Angeles. In 2014, he became the COO of Starbreeze USA, ensuring he keeps a firm hand in the videogame industry.

gina Jackson

Gina was only at Bits Studios in 1992 and 1993 but she is a wonderful example of how successful so many ex-bits staff have become. Having been a producer at Mirage Technologies, she later moved to Manchester where she worked as head of studio for six years at Ocean Software. Making the leap into mobile with Nokia, she took a position at Kuju, left for Eidos and, in June 2012, became the chief executive of Women In Games Jobs to help promote opportunities for women in the videogame industry. Aside from roles with the Nextgen Skills Academy and Gamesaid, she is currently head of games at The Imaginarium, the production company owned by Andy Serkis.

neil dejyothin

When Neil left Bits Studios in 2003, he became the lead QA at Electronic Arts, before working up the ladder at Sports Interactive, maker of the iconic Football Manager series. He progressed from Lead QA to Head QA to assistant producer, producer and senior producer, finally leaving in 2017 to become a project manager for Playstation where he continues to work today on big name games such as The Last Of Us and Gran Turismo.