Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The Digital and Creative Clyde Launchpad competition, was launched in January by the UK's innovation agency the Technology Strategy Board, in a partnership with Creative Clyde. The launchpad was created to accelerate the expansion of digital and creative businesses and help develop the growing community of creative businesses in Glasgow. The competition was open to SMEs …
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If there's one defining characteristic of game developers in Scotland, it would be taciturnity. A habitual unwillingness to gleefully engage in conversation about one's latest game, or a suspicion that showing more than bare tolerance for the aforementioned title is, somehow... well, vulgar. The sort of activity that one might expect of frauds, charlatans or …
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Hunted Cow, the highlands-based developer and publisher behind games including Tank Battle: North Africa, Battle Dungeon: Risen and Fallen Sword, has signed a deal with Dundee's Criss Cross Games, to bring the studio's first title, Crystal Reign, to market on a number of platforms, beginning with iOS and Android tablets. Details on the game are …
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We've been asked to post this on behalf on PACT... Are you interested in attending MIPCOM 2013 with the UK Indies? We have good news, if it is your first time attending MIP, you will be charged £1,750 and will be eligible for a free accreditation to get into the market. If not, to remind …
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Dare to be Digital has announced several speakers from the 2013 festival, including games legend and Life President of Eidos, Ian Livingstone. The theme for year's industry conference is independence and convergence culture, looking at where the games industry meets art, film and television. As a pioneer in the UK games industry, Ian will share …
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Here's a story which makes us excited to be part of an industry which is leading the way into the future and shows there's far more to 'games' than most people would credit... Guerilla Tea is a development studio based in Dundee. The company has worked on a number of altruistic projects in the recent …
Ladies and gentlemen, things are changing. The Scottish Games Network is changing. In a number of exciting new ways. One of the most immediate changes will be the way in which recruitment adverts are hosted. To date we've been very open to any and all adverts. Companies have been free to post any vacancies as …
In addition to be extraordinarily talented, the team at Euphonious are also extraordinarily generous. To celebrate the company's involvement in this year's Dare to be Digital competition, Euphonious is offering EVERY company the opportunity to download and use AUDIOSKINS sound effects, entirely free of charge. Visit the AudioSkins catalogue and browse/download to your heart's content... …
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August is looming. The Dare to be Digital Protoplay event is coming ever closer and the Dare Indie Showcase is filling up fast. The showcase allows independent game developers to demonstrate and show off their games to Dare visitors. If you've not been paying attention to previous posts about the unstoppable behemoth which is Dare, …
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An invitation to employers from the University of Dundee... I am delighted to invite you to the 2013 Dundee Careers Fair which takes place on Wednesday 23rd October 2013 in the Bonar Hall, University of Dundee from 11 am to 2.30 pm. The fair is open to all our students and graduates, regardless of level of study …