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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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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Apr 26

⚔️ Applications for Limit Break 2025 are now closed ⚔️

A huge thankyou to everyone who applied this year! And a special thankyou to our incredible volunteer Limit Break committee for working through all the applications!

We can't wait to get started with all of you for 6 months of mentoring 💖

Limit Break Mentorship
Applications Now Closed!

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · 14d

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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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · 15d

🚌💨 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! 💖

Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Sep 19

Ready to invest in your team's growth and build a more inclusive workplace?

👉 Sign up today! luma.com/limitbreaktr...

#Mentoring #Training

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Sep 19

Ready to unlock your mentoring potential or build a stronger mentoring culture in your organisation?

👉 Sign up for our next session at: luma.com/limitbreaktr...

#Mentoring #Training

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Sep 19

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.”

Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Sep 13

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

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Sep 5

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 🤞

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Aug 8

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.

Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Aug 8

✨ 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.

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Aug 8

✨ 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

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Aug 8

✨ 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.

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Aug 8

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

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jul 16

💖 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

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jul 10

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

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jul 9

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Develop:Brighton 2025 @developconference.com · Jul 9

The Develop:Star Awards 2025 Best EDI Initiative winner is @limitbreak.co.uk! Congratulations! ⭐️ #DevelopStars

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jul 9

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

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jul 7

💸 Donate 💸

Find LGBTQIA+ charities to donate to! They will always need your help, but particularly at the moment so if you are able to, please donate.
Some charities we recommend include Gendered Intelligence, Mermaids and The Good Law Project

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jul 7

💓 Be a safe space 💓

Make sure people know you are safe by signalling you are. For example, highlighting your pronouns even if they align with your gender, or using gender neutral terms (such as folks instead of guys)

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jul 7

📢 Speak up 📢

Speak up for LGBTQIA+ rights and call out discriminatory things you see or hear, even if there are no LGTBQIA+ people in the room (That you know of, they might just not be out!)

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jul 7

LGBTQIA+ Pride might be over (And welcome to Disability Pride btw!) but we continue to be allies every day, June or not!
Here's some quick tips if you'd like to join us in being effective allies in the thread below 👇

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jun 23

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

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jun 20

🎉 WE WON!

We could not be more thrilled to win the Outstanding Association Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards last night.

Limit Break would not be where it is today without the support of our incredible committee members, our sponsors, & the mentors & mentees who sign up for Limit Break every year 💖

Anisa Sanusi @studioanisa.bsky.social · Jun 19

We, @limitbreak.co.uk won tonight. This was my acceptance speech. This is my message to the games industry.

Thank you all 💖

Anisa holding an award for “Outstanding Association Award” for Limit Break at the MCV/Develop Awards 2025

Thank you to our committee of industry volunteers, our sponsors, and to all of the mentors and mentees that make limit break what it is today

This means a lot to us as this year has been extra difficult with the industry being on fire and all. It’s our 7th year running and I started this initiative because as a young gamedev I really wished it existed for me.

This is a message to the games industry at large, if you are benefitting from non-profits or any other organisations like ours to build up and nurture the talent that ultimately make the games and products that you profit from, then please don’t take us for granted. Every year we have thousands of applicants, because initiatives like ours are needed. Support us. Sponsor us. Put your money where your mouth is.

Thank you

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jun 19

You can learn from our incredible training team by signing up for our CPD accredited training courses.

You can find all available dates and times for both the Mentoring and Allyship training here: lu.ma/limitbreaktr...

Find out more about our training on our website: www.limitbreak.co.uk/training

Limit Break Training Program · Events Calendar

View and subscribe to events from Limit Break Training Program on Luma. Learn how to be a mentor!

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jun 19

⚔️ 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.
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Training Support
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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Jun 19

⚔️ 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.

lu.ma/limitbreaktr...

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.
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Training Consultant and Researcher
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