Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
For Scottish games businesses with ambitions to break into one of the world's largest consumer markets, a new seminar offers a rare opportunity to get practical, expert advice on navigating the complexities of doing business in and across the United States. The Doing Business In the USA seminar, organised by the Scottish North American Business …
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CULT Games, the independent game publisher has acquired Neonhive, the leading Scottish games marketing agency with Neonhive founder Korina Abbott becoming Chief Operating Officer of the company, alongside CEO Helen Burnhill. Neonhive, known for its innovative marketing campaigns and strong industry connections, has collaborated with a wide range of developers, from independent studios to AAA …
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Devolver Digital’s Keith Chaudhary and Kythera AI’s Lara Brown join Reforged Studios Reforged Studios has hired Keith Chaudhary (Devolver Digital) and Lara Brown (Kythera AI) as part of the company's bold expansion plans. The company continues to forge a new path in the industry, adding to its powerhouse business and operations team. The news follows …
Indie-focused publisher Curve Games has partnered with Dundee's 4J Studios to take over the publishing of two titles, Puny Astronaut's award-winning Skye Tales and 4J's own Manic Mechanics. Curve will handle continued distribution, promotion and new global opportunities for each game. Originally released in May 2023, Skye Tales, the wholesome, gentle exploration and puzzle game, received two trophies in the 2023 …
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Reforged Studios, a new publisher founded by Scottish videogames veterans, has today revealed its first two acquisitions Ground Shatter and Glasgow-based Extra Mile Studios, with others to be announced later in the year. Reforged Studios is a new breed of hybrid developer/publisher that empowers the studios it acquires to continue crafting great games whilst adding …
Debut games include Harvest Hunt and Slopecrashers Big news from the team at Neonhive this morning, with the news that the award-winning marketing agency has launched its own publishing label: NeonHive Games. NeonHive Games will offer its new publishing services alongside the company's existing community, marketing, PR and influencer agency campaigns. Neon Hive has established …
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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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Firestoke, the publishing company focused upon games which inspire joy has appointed Sanne Greijdanus as it's new Social and Influencer Manager. Sanne joins the company from Take 2, where she was part of the marketing and communications team. Firestoke is the new Scotland-headquartered publishing company, launched in early 2022. The company is already active, building …
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Scottish Games Week 2022, a week-long, Scotland-wide series of events dedicated to the videogames ecosystem takes place in October 24-28 2022
Firestoke Funding: The new Scottish indie publisher, founded by Paul Farley, has raised £2.2M in a seed funding round led by Hiro Capital.