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Glasgow Game Developer Crowdfunding to Celebrate Scotland’s Coastal Fishing Heritage in New Game

Tiny Fishing VIllages - Concept Art

Glasgow-based indie developer Silviu Soare, the founder of Ludus Pax Studios, has launched a crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming title, Tiny Fishing Villages. Following the release of three commercial titles built almost entirely single-handedly, Silviu’s new project aims to celebrate the culture, resilience, and history of Scotland’s coastal fishing communities through a cosy, accessible building …

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Blind Gaming Group Levels Up After Five Years

Royal National Institute For Blind People Scotland Supports Gaming Group

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland is marking the fifth anniversary of its pioneering blind and partially sighted gaming group, a thriving community that brings together gamers from across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Formed in November 2020 during the pandemic lockdown, the online group provides a vital safe space for like-minded gamers …

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ECGX 2025 Highlights Incredible New Games Talent From Edinburgh

ECGX 2025

Written by Georgia Cairns It’s one thing to create a project or write an essay, submit it to your teacher or lecturer and wait hopefully for a good grade. It’s another thing entirely to take that work and display it loud and proud at an event specifically designed to do just that. Introducing ECGX 2025... …

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Creative Tech Scotland Gathering 2025 – June 20

Creative Tech Scotland Gathering 2025

Scotland's creative communities are set to converge at the Creative Tech Scotland Gathering 2025, a one-day event dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersection of creativity and technology. Hosted by the Edinburgh Futures Institute, the gathering promises a jam-packed schedule of talks, demos, and workshops designed to inspire and connect practitioners across the creative industries. The …

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Biome Collective One Of Nine Scottish Networks To Secure Funding

Nine creative networks across Scotland, including Dundee's Biome Collective, will receive a share of £120,000 from Create:Networks to support the development of sustainable creative communities. Create:Networks 2024/25 – is a fund enabling groups, organisations and creative practitioners to build new or develop existing local creative networks as enablers for sustainable creative communities in Scotland. Launched …

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Wanted: 2 x Digital Technologists In Residence For Game Creation

Digital Technologist in Residence

Help us Create Something Amazing… YouthLink Scotland and Abertay University are looking for two digital technologists in residence roles to work with two youth groups to develop their game ideas. They are looking for two creative and self-motivated game designers to help the groups finalise their concepts and explore game development. Each group has created …

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ScaleUpScotland2.0 gives Scotland’s Big Businesses a Big Boost

Announced just last month, ScaleUpScotland2.0 is a programme with huge implications, both for the games industry in Scotland and the country as a whole. It’s a partnership between the Scottish National Investment Bank and the Hunter Foundation; one which seeks to raise ambition in Scotland by supporting large scale-up businesses, those with the potential to …

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Help Wanted – Gaming For Good – Girls Edition

Gaming For Good. Hearts FC innovation centre.

Volunteers are needed to help with a new Gaming For Good club being run by Heart of Midlothian's innovation centre, exclusively for girls and non-binary young people.

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Applications Open For Tentacle Zone 2022

Tentacle Zone 2022

Tentacle Zone, the games incubator for developers from underrepresented backgrounds is open for 2022. Following the success of the 2021 programme, applications are open until April 8th, with the incubator running April - August 2022. The sponsored four-month programme has been designed to "strap a rocket to your business" and help with technical expertise, mentoring …

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Tributes Paid To Scottish Esports Pioneer Paul ‘astz’ McGarrity

Paul McGarrity - astz. In Memorium

We're sorry to report the death of Scottish esports pioneer Paul McGarrity - astz - who passed away unexpectedly, aged 36.