North East gaming firm Tanglewood Games team has been selected as an official Gold Service Partner of Unreal Engine.
The company is only the 23rd in the world, and just the 4th company in the UK, to gain acceptance to the Unreal Engine Gold Standard.
Recognised as a top-tier Unreal Engine Service Partner, Gold Service Partners exemplify exceptional collaboration and commitment to the Unreal Engine ecosystem, and consistently deliver high quality outcomes for clients.
Gold Service Partners represent the top Unreal Engine service partners in their industries, based on shared projects, outstanding client feedback, and significant contributions across the greater Epic Games ecosystem. Vetted for expertise and innovation, Gold Partners set the standard for excellence in leveraging Unreal Engine technology.
Established in 2017 and based in Hartlepool, Tanglewood was founded by a team of former Epic Games engineers led by directors Chris Wood and Terence Burns (pictured, l-r), and supplies extensive Unreal Engineering support to developers on Unreal Engine projects as an officially recognised source of expertise through the Unreal Engine Approved Service Partner Program. Specialising in optimisation, including asset management, profiling frame-rate, hitches, memory and load times; porting to current and next-gen consoles; technology integration, and full consultation, the team’s experience spans a broad catalogue of AAA titles and global IPs, including Hogwarts Legacy, Driver, Fortnite and Sea of Thieves.
Terence Burns, co-owner and technical director at Tanglewood, said: “At Tanglewood Games, we’re trusted by the industry’s top developers to provide world-class Unreal Engine support. By integrating with their teams, we share knowledge, learn from the best, and help make ambitious projects a reality. Achieving Gold status proves that we’re not just passionate about what we do—we do it to the highest standard.
“There are only 23 businesses in the world to have received this, and only four in the UK. We’re proud to show that this marks the quality of our team, and also proud that its put Hartlepool on the map as a hotbed of talent.”
