Legendary actor Warwick Davis has joined Keystone Games, leading games developer and publisher in a relationship that he says “ticks all the boxes to a long and productive partnership”. Warwick Davis, renowned for his multitude of roles in the Star Wars franchise including the lovable Ewok Wicket, Filius Flitwick from the Harry Potter franchise, Willow Ufgood in the classic Ron Howard fantasy film Willow and the voice of Rukh in the upcoming season 4 of Star Wars: Rebels. Davis will provide his incredible vocal talents to a number of upcoming Keystone Games titles and projects including Homicide Detective, Keystone Games’ first internally developed title scheduled for a Q4 2017 release. Homicide Detective is a first person 3D open world investigative epic which has full support of law enforcement and military special forces operators to ensure the utmost realism, in the first ever partnership between actual murder squad detectives and video game developers!
Warwick Davis’ full statement is as follows:
“I am delighted to be working with Keystone Games. Not only was I drawn to them because of their credentials as a world class games developer and publisher but because of their ethos of utilising profits to support philanthropic causes and supporting the needs of disabled and underprivileged children. They are also an equal opportunities employer with many disabled people on their staff. For me, Keystone ticks all the boxes and I look forward to a long and productive partnership” – Warwick Davis
“We are equally delighted to be working with the living legend, Warwick Davis, who is renowned for both his charitable efforts and acting in so many key franchises. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the whole company is a fan of his work. We are so proud to be associated with Warwick” said Denis Murphy, Marketing Manager at Keystone.
Founded in September 2015, Keystone Games has hit the ground running as the new kid on the block in publishing and development. Backed by the support of business leaders from across the world and key industry hires, Keystone Games is set to become a new force in product publishing and development globally. With development and publishing staff in the UK, USA and Asia the company is rapidly becoming the new go-to brand for developers looking for a home. “We have proved to be very attractive to both indie developers looking for the best partnership deal in the industry and established major teams. Watch this space as we unveil key signings for an exciting year of upcoming releases!” enthused Jane Whittaker, Chief Operating Officer of Keystone, “our new Keystone Indie brand has brought some of the finest talent to our door as we forge unique partnerships and form a thriving community of developers supporting each other on a wide portfolio of titles”
The company has partnered with major organisations, including the release of official expansion packs for Microsoft Flight Simulator X on Steam and a major partnership with Unity 3D. All this in addition to the growing portfolio of internal titles, which are set to redefine open world gaming!
In a unique twist, the company is also donating the majority of its ongoing business profits to children with life threatening illnesses.
Keystone is forging key alliances with third party developers around the world, allowing developers unprecedented royalty rates on platforms such as Steam and iTunes, whilst also supporting the children thanks to strategic partnerships with distributors and retailers across the globe which puts profits directly into the causes.
