Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Edinburgh-based In-Game advertising company AdInMo have announced a new partnership with leading Consent Management Platform (CMP) provider Usercentrics. The goal of this alliance is to improve the monetisation potential for mobile developers and publishers by educating them on the best means of managing data consent for their games. Manufacturing Consent When it comes to programmatic …
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Esports Scotland, the nation’s premiere esports event organiser and leader in esports education, have announced their partnership with Deep Green, a company that provides high-quality carbon-neutral data centres for green computing. This new partnership will be focused on “helping the Scottish gaming community reduce the carbon footprint of their activities.” Green Machine Esports is a …
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Edinburgh-based BearHammer Games has just released their latest game, Venture’s Gauntlet VR, via Steam Early Access. This is the second title from the VR specialists, following the self-titled BearHammer back in 2019. While that game drew inspiration from Nordic folklore to deliver a wave-based fantasy experience, Venture’s Gauntlet VR instead seeks to deliver “the greatest …
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Here at the Scottish Games Network, we want to make sure that the world knows about all the great Scottish games being released. In striving to ensure no hidden gems fall off the collective radar and into the mires of obscurity, we’re starting Coming Soon: a new series where we take an in-depth look at …
RSNO Video Games Music: The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is bringing videogames music to Edinburgh and Glasgow in May 2023.
Entries for the 2023 Develop:Star Awards close in one week's time, on Friday 31st March. The annual awards ceremony, which celebrates the best of UK games talent over the past year, will be held at this summer’s Develop:Brighton event, on Wednesday 12 July. Reach for the Stars Seeking to “bring together the game dev community …
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Youtube megastars the Game Grumps are bringing their Tournament of Gamers event, which had a successful run last year, to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall this May. This live show pits the audience against each other in a series of humorous contests to determine who the “best gamer” is. Throwing Down the Gauntlet The 2023 Game Grumps …
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Edinbrawl, the annual large-scale fighting games event for Edinburgh, is running its second major tournament this May. Following a hugely successful debut in October last year, the tournament is back for round two, featuring four furious fighting games for competitors to do battle in. Barroom Brawl Edinbrawl is run by the organisers of Rushdown Edinburgh, …
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Temple of Snek, much like its titular protagonist, is a beast of many parts: a multi-segmented creation that builds on itself as it goes, growing and expanding until it moves beyond the typical confines of the genre of which it is a proud member. At once a love letter to antiquated mechanics and a bold …
After a four year hiatus the Moray Game Jam, one of Scotland’s premiere annual game-making events, is returning to UHI Moray this year from the 10th-12th of March. The Jam will task participants with creating a digital or board game, based on a thus-far-unrevealed theme, within 48 hours. Highland Games The Moray Game Jam has …
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