Charles started writing adventure games for Artic Computing in 1982. After working as development manager for US Gold, then Activision, he set up Revolution Software in 1990. Revolution quickly became Europe's leading adventure game developer with a string of successful titlesLure of the Temptress (1992) and Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) shot to number one in the GALLUP charts, whilst the award-winning Broken Sword series achieved massive critical and commercial success. Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (2003) was nominated for 3 BAFTA awards. Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, released in 2006, shot to number 1 in the UK PC chartsCharles sits on the EIEF advisory panel, Develop Awards and the Boards of Game Republic and Screen YorkshireCharles has a particular interest in the narrative and aesthetic aspects of Interactive Entertainment and how this medium will develop with advancing technology