You can always sense the mood of a room by how people take their seats. Usually, at an afternoon industry event, you spend the first twenty minutes herding people away from the coffee, waiting for the earnest conversation to subside, and coaxing the back three rows forward into the seats at the front. Last Thursday... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Games Network and the Edinburgh branch of the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, have announced a special joint session exploring how game design methodologies, behavioural loops, and playful thinking are transforming financial services and digital engagement. Titled: More Than Games: Reimagining the Future of Financial Engagement, the event takes place on Wednesday... Continue Reading →
How Glasgow-based studio Blazing Griffin partnered with DC Studios, Warner Bros., and Amazon Luna to deliver a groundbreaking interactive companion to Batman: Caped Crusader. When Glasgow studio Blazing Griffin revealed Batman: Caped Crusader – Chronicles earlier this year, it represented far more than another high-profile Scottish release. Developed in close collaboration with DC Studios, Warner... Continue Reading →
Dundee-based engine creator GameMaker has announced that its next-generation runtime, GMRT, will become completely free for commercial development and distribution starting 1 January 2027. Under the updated model, developers will be able to build and monetise games across desktop, mobile, web, and GX Games with no upfront engine purchase or Professional licence required. The move... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Game Developers Association (SGDA) has announced the return of Games Talks Live, bringing its three-day touring showcase of lightning talks and grassroots networking back to Scotland’s primary development hubs next week. Running from Tuesday 27 October to Thursday 29 October 2026, the tour will stop in Edinburgh, Dundee, and Glasgow. Since 2019, Games... Continue Reading →
Dundee indie studio LowTek Games, has announced its upcoming multiplayer title, Endless Estate - Coming soon to Steam and VIVERSE. Known for pushing creative boundaries across retro hardware and modern platforms - from NES and Dreamcast homebrew to accessibility tools like Dislectek - developer Alastair Low’s latest project shifts focus to atmospheric, multiplayer roguelite strategy.... Continue Reading →
When it comes to videogames, Scotland has a lot to be proud of. From the early success of titles like Lemmings and GTA, to the recently released Silent Hill: Townfall and the ongoing juggernaut which is Minecraft, the consumer games market is getting more visibility than ever - and that's before GTA6 is released. Yet,... Continue Reading →
For years, Scotland’s economic strategy for innovation has suffered from tidy, bureaucratic categorisation. On one side of the corridor, you have 'Tech' - enterprise software, fintech, data, cyber, AI platforms, scale-ups, and data infrastructure. On the other side sits the 'Creative Industries' - screen, theatre, music, design, games, performing arts and cultural festivals. Each has... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Parliament has backed an amendment from Scottish Liberal Democrat culture spokesperson David Green MSP, calling on the Scottish Government to establish regional gaming hubs and a National Games Innovation Centre to support start-ups and share expertise across the sector. The amendment cites recent closures and job losses in the sector, including at Axis... Continue Reading →
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has announced that Scottish Games Network founder and CEO Brian Baglow will deliver one of the opening keynote addresses at its flagship Community Over Code 2026 conference, taking place at the Hilton Glasgow from 11–14 October 2026. Formerly known as ApacheCon, Community Over Code is the premier annual gathering of... Continue Reading →
