Cairngorms Recreated In Minecraft
The Cairngorms National Park is the latest piece of Scotland to be recreated in Minecraft as part of a project to help young people understand more about planning and building communities.
OUT NOW: Minecraft Star Wars
Gone are the days of painstakingly constructing a scale model of the Death Star trench sequence one brick at a time. With the new Minecraft Star Wars DLC, players can jump into premade dioramas of iconic locations from across the original Star Wars trilogy and The Mandelorian series, including the likes of Hoth, Endor and not one, but two Death Stars.
Calling All Esports Educators
Applications are now open for the first Esports Teacher Academy, an opportunity for educators to learn how scholastic esports can make an impact in the classroom.
Event: How We Shipped Minecraft Dungeons… Despite 2020
Find out about the challenges faced by the Double 11 team in releasing Minecraft Dungeons – in 2020 – at the next Queer Code event on Dec 1st
4J Studios Founders Invest in Blippar
Chroma Ventures, the investment company lead by Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl, have joined two other investors in making a $5 million investment in the AR company Blippar.
Hall of Champions: From the Depths
Now that Scottish Games Week is over, we want to give some special coverage to the worthy winners in the first-ever Scottish Games Awards. Today we’ll be looking at Brilliant Skies Ltd., the developer behind From the Depths, winner of the Technical Achievement Award. We sat down with their Director and Lead Developer, Nick Smart, …
Much More McMinecraft: Cumbrae Next In Metaverse
Cumbrae has been recreated in Minecraft as part of an educational project to help school children learn the island’s heritage & history.
4J Studios Make a Move into Publishing with Chroma Ventures
Scottish megadev 4J Studios, of the Minecraft console ports fame, has announced that they’ll be taking a bold stride into the realm of publishing as of next year. Backed by the company’s investment fund, Chroma Ventures, 4J will be “Investing significantly in the rising stars of the Scottish games industry”, in the words of co-founders …
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Team Terrible Join Scottish Games Week 2023 As Platinum Sponsor
Team Terrible, the Dundee-based studio responsible for Baby In Yellow – one of the most downloaded games ever created in Scotland – has joined forces with Scottish Games Week 2023 as the event’s Platinum sponsor. This will give the studio a high-profile presence across the whole week-long programme of events, which take place in Edinburgh, …
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4J Studios Secured as Title Sponsor of First Scottish Games Week
Leading Scottish games developer, 4J Studios, has given its support to the first ever Scottish Games Week, celebrating Scotland’s vibrant and thriving games ecosystem. The studio, best known for its work on the Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo versions of Minecraft, will be the title sponsor of the entire programme of events taking place in locations …
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