A pair of pioneering twins who revolutionised the gaming industry have launched a free interactive Easter trail in the Wiltshire town where they grew up. Philip and Andrew Oliver, 58, began their career in 1982 on one of the world's first home computers - soon becoming one of the UK's leading video game producers. Their new game 'Billy Bunny's Easter Egg Hunt' will take place later in Trowbridge, inviting families to track down lost eggs at nine locations across the town. Trowbridge Chamber director Megan Witty said the partnered event was a "great way of demonstrating how technology can revitalise the town centre experience". The Oliver twins have developed more than 50 games, with more than half becoming number one UK bestsellers. The birth of their famous Dizzy series was pivotal in establishing their publisher, Codemasters, as a global software brand. Their designs led to around five million sales, and at one point represented more than 15% of all game sales in the UK. They also founded Blitz Games in 1990, which grew into one of Europe's most successful independent games developers. Scanning the first QR code at the toy shop on Castle Street will activate an animation of Billy
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A pair of pioneering twins who revolutionised the gaming industry have launched a free interactive Easter trail in the Wiltshire town where they grew up. Philip and Andrew Oliver, 58, began their career in 1982 on one of the world's first…
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