There was a revolution in the UK of the late 1970s and '80s. Kids began making videogames on home computers, first in their bedrooms, and soon in offices across the nation, forging a new industry and some now-legendary games. In a new book published by Read-Only Memory called Britsoft: An Oral History, some of those makers, along with the journalists and businessmen that helped them form a vast new industry, recount their memories of Britsoft, a time of incredible creativity, imagination and commerce.
But now, some 30 years later, what was Britsoft? What does it mean today? Chaired by Alex Wiltshire, the book's editor and former editor of Edge, key special guest figures from the time will describe their experiences and perspectives, alongside some stars of contemporary British game development, charting the rise, the fall and the impacts of an unforgettable time in British history.
