Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Women in Games, the global activism group dedicated to supporting women in the games and esports industries, has announced a virtual careers, development, and networking expo, to be held on March 9, 2023. Subtitled ‘Tackling the Glass Ceiling’, the fully-digital event will be free to attend, and will feature a packed programme of talks and …
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Dundee’s Outplay Entertainment have once again partnered with Gordon Ramsay to offer one lucky player of Gordon Ramsay’s Chef Blast an all-expenses-paid trip, this time to Washington, D.C. The competition runs from February 17 to March 31, and joins a series of new recipes as the game’s first big content push of 2023. Across the …
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Planet Cube: Edge, the second title published by Edinburgh-based Firestoke, has set a release date of 23 February. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC2lc0xDS6w&ab_channel=Firestoke The game is developed by Costa Rican company Sunna Entertainment, and will see players explore an underwater science complex through the medium of pixel-perfect platforming. On the Edge Firestoke is a Scottish indie games publisher with …
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Edinburgh-based in-game advertising company AdInMo has announced the appointment of four new members to its Board and Advisory Board. These newcomers represent a cross-section of valuable industry talent, and have been brought in as part of the company’s ongoing scale-up plans. The Four Horsemen of the AdInMo Boards AdInMo’s four new Board and Advisory Board …
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MOVE Summit, Scotland’s premiere animation and VFX event, is returning to Edinburgh this year, from the 22nd-24th of February. Featuring speakers from the likes of Pixar, Aardman, and Netflix, as well as dedicated sessions and content for up-and-coming artists and students, the event has something for everyone even tangentially involved in the realm of animation. …
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Back in-person for the first time since 2019, Biome Collective’s Arcadia Night event is a celebration of independent games, and the medium in general, in Scotland. The event will take place this Thursday, February 2nd, at Discovery Point, Dundee. Physical tickets for the hugely popular event have already sold out, but you still have the …
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Dive In Jobs, one of the first dedicated games recruitment agencies in Scotland, is now operational, having just launched its website last Friday. Helmed by industry veteran Gavin Divers, the company aims to connect Scottish games professionals with the right jobs for them, helping them to navigate the ever-choppy seas of the world’s biggest entertainment …
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Aetheric Games’ Temple of Snek, a runner-up in the Creativity category at last year’s Scottish Games Awards, will be receiving a full release on February 15th. This follows a year and a half spent in Early Access on Steam, where the game underwent major changes in terms of puzzle design and features. Freed From Constrictions …
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Edinburgh-based indie studio Ant Workshop celebrated their 8th birthday last week; a significant milestone, particularly for a smaller studio in a post-Covid world. The studio has grown significantly since its initial launch in 2015, releasing three games, with a fourth, Dungeon Golf, currently in the works. Worthy Work Kicking things off with their 2017 debut, …
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While Scotland’s games industry is undoubtedly bigger than ever, and growing strong, there still remain areas for improvement, and certain key skills that are underrepresented in the current workforce. The Dundee Games Skills Crisis Employers Roundtable event seeks to address this problem. Search and Destroy Held at Dundee’s Abertay University on the 19th of January, …
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