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Amicable Animal on SOLAS 128
"Originally I started making SOLAS because I really enjoyed older C64 games like Reflektor, and (admittedly obscure) tile-based puzzle games like S.C. OUT. These games were all about cause and effect, and about learning how the different systems interacted with each other."
Play it now: “Santa” – Christmas is Coming
Play it Now: "Santa" Christmas Is Coming is a lovely wee Christmas game from Lazy Monday, which features a light-fingered nocturnal visitor who's probably Father Christmas...
Retro Platformer Flea Smashes Funding Goal
FLEA is a brand-new, 'hard-as-nails' retro platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Created by Lowtek Games, the brain child of Alastair Low, a games artist based in Dundee, Flea has already reached it's funding goal of £4,000 on Kickstarter. The game promises players the opportunity to traverse inside and outside a 'great beast', collecting …
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Ant Workshop Interview: Accessibility Versus Simplicity
Tony Gowland, the man behind Ant Workshop spoke to Gamesindustry.biz about accessibility and 'easiness'
Culture Minister Ed Vaisey Responds To Tax Breaks Success
MCV is carrying a fairly large interview with the UK's Minister for Culture, Communication and the Creative Industries, Ed Vaisey following last week's announcement of tax breaks for the video games sector. Mr Vaisey reveals himself as a fan of the games sector and highlighted his hope for more collaboration between the games industry and …
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VG247 Scotland – Issue 0 Now LIVE – Read, Watch, Play
VG247's UK News Editor, Dave Cook has done something disruptive. He's started a regular column on the VG247 site focusing on the video games sector in Scotland.Covering business news, releases, updates and interviews, VG247 Scotland will be an ongoing feature on the site and combine in-depth reporting, with news updates and a new industry discussion, …
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Conquering Complexity: An Interview With Codeplay’s Andrew Richards
After the news that Codeplay's new Research & Development division was opening, we sat down with the company's CEO and founder, Andrew Richards to find out more about the company, what they do and their plans to make the future of interactive graphics ever more impressive... Scottish Games Network: Introduce yourself and give us a …
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The Long Way Round – How The Games Industry Caught Up With Denki
Eurogamer has posted an in-depth article on the history and evolution of Denki. It's well worth reading and comes recommended... It's a familiar enough story. A small group of idealistic developers jumps off the A-list hamster wheel and sets up on their own, eager to get away from the big budget grind. They want to …
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Introducing – Proper QA
There's a new company in Scotland's growing firmament of gaming wonder. It's not a development studio, but a company offering quality assurance and testing. Proper QA is based in Edinburgh and is the branchild of CEO Nick Barrett. QA is one of those aspects of development which is often overlooked, or which many people outside …