We're just finished updating the Scottishgames.net JOBS PAGE. This is a new section of the site, which will list all of the latest, greatest and most interesting jobs in and around the interactive (and digital and animation and general games type stuff) sector here in Scotland. The latest update is from the team at Waracle …
Showers Of Awards & Delight
It's been a busy few days, awards-wise. Many friends of Scottishgames.net picked up trophies, gongs, vaguely satisfying see through perspex things and medals. First up, the Games Media Awards were held on Wednesday night in London. It was a noteworthy year, mostly for the wrong reasons, but threw up some interesting results. Notably, long-time friend, …
Abertay Prototype Fund Invests £225,000 In New Games Companies
The prototype fund, which is administered by the University of Abertay Dundee has announced that nine new games companies have received investments of £25,000 each. 47 companies applied for investment from the most recent round of funding from the £5M prototype fund. The nine companies chosen were assessed on their business potential. Applications are also …
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TIGA Calls For Scottish Creative Content Fund
TIGA, the independent game developers association, has proposed the creation of a creative content fund, to the Scottish government. According to the press release, the fund would encourage the creation of new studios and businesses, stimulate the creation of new intellectual property and co-fund new content development. The proposal has picked up strong support from …
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GTA V Announced
Rockstar Games has announced that first information about the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto 5 (a trailer), will be released on the 2nd of November. You can find the official page over on the Rockstar Games website.
British Academy Scotland Award Nominees Announced, Following Record Entries
The nominations for the 2011 British Academy Awards in Scotland were announced earlier this week. Three games from Scottish development studios have been nominated in the Games category... Cobra's iBomber Defence, Cohort's Me Monstar: Hear me Roar and Denki's Quarrel now go forward to the glittering, star-spangled and celebrity-studded awards ceremony in November. BAFTA in …
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Scottishgames.net – All New JOBS PAGE
It's taken a little while longer than planned, but we're thrilled, delighted and generally chuffed to announce the launch of the brand new Scottishgames.net JOBS PAGE. Sure, it's a little rough and ready at the moment, but it's heading in the right direction. Pulling together ALL of the games, interactive and digital media related roles …
Funpark Friends – New From Tag Play
It's a busy week for releases. Hot on the heels of their move into new (larger) office premises Tag Games has released the first title from their new original games label, Tag Play. Funpark Friends is an original new game for iPhone and iPad in which players must create and manage their own theme park. …
Legend Of The FISH OF FURY – New From T-Enterprise
Despite being one of the country's more prolific studios, we've not heard a huge amount from Glasgow's T-Enterprise in the last few months. We're guilty of not covering absolutely everything (since this day job doesn't half get in the way of covering everything you lovely people get up to). So it's extra DOUBLE awesome to …
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The Grapple Game
Wrestling Manager is the inaugural game from new development studio Serious Parody. Offering players the chance to take charge of a variety of oiled beefcake (of all sexes, races, creeds and abilities) and get them to the top of the belt-owning, ass-kicking and cross-buttocked tree, where they can sneer and threaten to 'rip a new …