Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
A storm is stirring in the south of Scotland; as part of the first-ever Scottish Games Week event this October, South of Scotland Enterprise have announced the Get Into Games event, an evening of networking and presentations from seasoned industry professionals. Crossing the Borders Taking place on October 26th, and hosted at Geek Retreat, a …
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Nintendo UK have partnered with Digital Schoolhouse to run two new student-focused esports events in 2023: the DSH Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Team Battle, and the Junior Tournament. These events are part of a long-running initiative between the two companies, seeking to engage more school-age children in computing by giving them an idea of the …
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Ukie and Barclays have just announced the Mobile Games Growth Programme, a collaborative venture designed to support mobile game developers in the UK. The programme will give an initial group of 10-15 developers the opportunity to network with, and receive mentoring from, proven leaders in the mobile games industry, while also receiving 40 hours of …
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Outplay Entertainment have just announced a new competition for their hugely popular mobile title Gordon Ramsay: Chef Blast. Following on from the success of a similar competition they ran last year, where players could win a new kitchen courtesy of Wren Kitchens, Outplay are giving fans a second helping, this time partnering with Gordon Ramsay …
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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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