Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
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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Firestoke Funding: The new Scottish indie publisher, founded by Paul Farley, has raised £2.2M in a seed funding round led by Hiro Capital.
Firestoke Games, the Scottish publisher focused upon games which 'bring joy' has announced it's first title: Falling Out by PolyCrunch
Firestoke Games is a brand new Scotland-based full service PC & console publisher with a focus on 'joy', co-founded and led by industry veteran Paul Farley.
All4Games, the new Glasgow-based games publishing arm of Channel 4, is looking for new game ideas and developers. The company is on a UK-wide tour, to introduce itself to the UK's games sector - and it's coming to Scotland. On Friday 20th of November, the All4Games roadshow hits Dundee. Tickets are free, but space is limited, so …
After several years of quietly publishing games based upon its own properties, as well as a number of up-and-coming indie games, Channel 4 has announced the creation of a dedicated mobile games publisher. All 4 Games will be based at the company's Glasgow headquarters. The publisher will be releasing of Channel 4 funded games, along …
The NESTA-backed games consortium, announced earlier this year, has been named and the initial members announced. Speaking at a conference on collaboration in Glasgow this morning, CEO Andy Payne revealed the companies which are part of the AppyNation consortium. These are: Finblade Proper Games Niffler Onteca Supersonic Lightning Fish and Mr Payne himself. The consortium …
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According to Glasgow's Evening Times, a team of students from Glasgow Caledonian University are close to signing a deal for their first game - Ludi Gladiatorium - with a major publisher. Project leader Daniel Sneddon has already pitched the, as yet unfinished game, to an unnamed publisher in San Francisco, with another Hong Kong based …
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When we last heard from Outplay Entertainment - the new social and mobile games publisher, founded by Douglas and Richard Hare - they had launched the company with some ambitious recruitment plans and the best wishes of the Scottish Government ringing in their ears. Then it went a little bit quiet. Well, it turns out …