Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Lub Vs Dub is a brand new game, for iPhone and iPad, which was born in the blistering forge of the 2013 Global Game Jam. The game picked up the Best Tech and Best Game awards at the event - and went on to be showcased at a number of independent game events, including the …
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Lucky Frame is a creative design studio based in Edinburgh. Â They're not a game developer - though their last few releases have been game-like. Â They're the recipients of critical acclaim for their last few titles and have a shiny BAFTA award for Bad Hotel, released in 2012. The company has worked on a variety of …
We're always delighted to hear from new companies working in and around the games sector here in Scotland. Â We're pretty well in terms of developers. Â At the last count - and with another couple still to be added to the site, we have 86 development studios in the country. Today's Introducing is different. Â We were …
Hunted Cow's latest release is Battle Dungeon, a multiplayer strategy game for Apple devices, which has already been branded 'too hard core for iOS' by the games press. The game challenges players to assemble a party of warriors, archers and clerics, train them, equip them and then take them into battle - playing against other …
Gears of Glory: Apex Ace is the brand new, inaugural game from Domipheus Labs (which is a side-project from the rather splendid Colin Riley.  Technical gee-whizard and all round good guy). It's a top-down racing game in which perfection and total control is rewarded.  The game will feature multiple tracks, achievements and multiplayer options, ensuring every …
Glasgow's GameDork community is coming together this weekend, for a weekend of gaming joy - with a purpose. Â Over the course of Saturday and Sunday, like-minded folks will be able to gather, in the presence of much gaming hardware - and play games - all for charity. Â In this case, the Children's Hospice Association Scotland …
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To celebrate the fourth of July, the team at Proper Games is making their brand new iPad game, Yo Deshi, FREE - but only for 24 hours. What is Yo Deshi? Â Well, Proper Games describes it like this: YoDeshi is the long lost game from ancient China! This 1-2 Player game is perfect for passing …
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One Thumb Mobile, the development studio in central Glasgow has been working on its first original project for quite some time now. Â If you've been at any of the creative events over the last few months and were lucky enough to run into the OTM team, you might have been given a sneak peek at …
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What better way to pick up after an unexpected break than to highlight a new game - and a new company - in one glorious update? Please welcome WarPath, the inaugural game from Elgin-based Whisky Biscuit. Â It's a turn-based, top-down iPad game, for up to four players. Â Plan moves, position turrets, drop mines and try …
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Online games coaching FPS Trainer is heading for 10,000 users, just in time for its live tournament at the end of this week, at the Glasgow arm of the Global Games Jam (you may have noticed their lovely banner gracing the site this week...) The company is offering a prize for the 10,000th registered use, …
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