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Computer Games Journal Needs New Editorial Board Members
The Computer Games Journal, one of the world's only academic journals dedicated to video games and interactive entertainment, is evolving. The editorial team are focusing on growth and making the journal the preeminent academic publication for the global games industry. As part of this growth, they're looking for new contributors and new members of the editorial …
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£30K On Offer In Commonwealth Games Competition
The Glasgow 2014 Digital Sprint is a new competition, launched by Glasgow 2014, which challenges Scotland's digital industries to find new ways to engage with the biggest sporting event in Scotland's history. The brief is simple - yet wide open for original and creative new ideas. Digital Sprint invites entrants to: Create innovative ideas to …
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In Space, No One Can Hear You Fart…
Stormcloud, the studio behind the critically-acclaimed, award-winning origami games - Paper Zoo, Paper Pets, Paper Halloween and Paper Ocean has shifted gears, announcing their next original new game, due for release in early May. Fart In A Spacesuit is a puzzle game which challenges players to match a variety of gas-producing foods, to feed Beanz, the bold and …
OUT NOW Ancient Battle: Alexander
Hunted Cow has released its latest strategy title for mobile phones. Ancient Battle: Alexander is the second in the company's series, set in the distant past. Like its predecessor, Ancient Battle: Rome, the game has been developed by strategy experts, Hexwar. Ancient Battle: Rome did very well, picking up the No.1 slot in the strategy …
OUT NOW – Gem Zap UPDATED
The Edinburgh-based independent development studio Made With Numbers is back, with a major update to Gem Zap. A new, free version joins the paid app and the game has received a huge update to change the look and feel throughout. The game challenges players to zap matching gems with a massive Tesla coil.  Zap three of a …
China Joy – Registration Now Open
Scottish Development International is looking for games companies wishing to attend the 2014 China Joy games event, which takes place in Shanghai from July 31st-August 3rd. SDI is in the process of completing their plans for the stand and presence at the show.  The organisation has created an entirely new registration process for signing up to …
IGDA Announces New Board Of Directors Line Up
The International Game Developers Association is a very good thing indeed. If you're planning any sort of career in the video games and interactive industries, then you really should be a member of the organisation. The IGDA has just announced its new directors following the board meeting in April. Â Tom Buscaglia was elected chair of …
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OUT NOW: Me And The Giants Kids Games Hit Windows
Me And The Giants, the game and app developer specialising in content for kids has released its back catalogue of educational game for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. The company has released two of its app collections for Windows users: Tolva and Ting, a collection five neon-coloured, educational games and apps for pre-school children, featuring the …
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OUT NOW – M0B1US (iOS)
 Glasgow's Mental Universe has released it's first title, M0B1US. The company designed, developed and released the game inonly three weeks - just to prove to themselves it could be done. M0B1US is a unique twist on the enormously popular endless runner genre. Rather than the landscape scrolling as the player moves, M0B1US uses all four sides of …