Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Level Up: If you missed the live stream of the Scottish Parliament yesterday, you missed a significant turning point in the ongoing evolution of our industry - with a ministerial commitment to review the action plan "line-by-line" at a future meeting of the cross-party group for Scotland's games ecosystem. Building on the foundations laid by …
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UPDATE: Time of debate moved back to 18:30. The parliamentary debate on Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan will take place around 18:30 tomorrow afternoon - Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026. Tickets are already sold out to attend the session in-person, but you can watch live and online using the Scottish Parliament TV streaming service. I'll …
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I am incredibly proud to announce that following our launch events in Edinburgh and Dundee - and a week of unprecedented national media coverage - the Scottish Parliament has officially scheduled a debate on the Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan. On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 3rd, MSPs from across the political spectrum will …
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Glasgow-based Ludus Pax Studios has officially unveiled its third commercial title, Tiny Terra Spaces, a relaxing, low-poly island builder that brings a More Than Games twist to the traditional city-building genre. Led by solo developer Silviu Soare - a First Class Honours graduate and double court medal winner - in collaboration with artist Penny, Ludus …
Sir Tom Hunter recently issued a challenge to the country: The Entrepreneurs Manifesto for Scotland. It is a bold, necessary, and unapologetic call for a 'laser focus' on scaling businesses, driving productivity, and embracing the AI revolution. Sir Tom asks: "Why doesn't the Government call on us to help grow the Scottish economy and increase …
If I’m honest, I’m still trying to process the last week... After two years of trying to deliver Scotland's Games Action Plan - running workshops, pulling together over a thousand data points, separating the practical and achievable from the aspirational, and finding ways to work with the country's existing infrastructure - we finally handed Level …
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The momentum behind Level Up Scotland has reached the floor of the Scottish Parliament. Following our dual-city launch earlier this week, Michael Marra MSP has officially lodged a motion (S6M-20521) calling for a dedicated Members’ Business debate on the National Action Plan for Scotland's Games Sector. The motion recognises the sector’s "growing importance to Scotland’s …
Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan: Today, at 09:30 in a room at CodeBase Edinburgh filled with MSPs, and again at 13:00 in the Abertay CyberQuarter in Dundee, we are doing something that has never been done before in the history of our sector. We are handing over a unified vision for the future of …
For the last two years, we’ve been talking. We’ve had town halls, one-on-ones, surveys, feedback, and deep-dive sessions. I’ve gathered over a thousand data points and had huge amounts of feedback from hundreds of you - developers, educators, and entrepreneurs - about what the Scottish games ecosystem needs to grow and thrive. Finally, the talking …
As we head rapidly for the holidays, it's time for the Scottish Games Network (me) to do what we always promise: be the 'Honest Architect' for our ecosystem. That means celebrating the victories, acknowledging the foundations we’ve laid, and - most importantly - address the real structural challenges waiting for us in the new year. …