If you haven't come across the Game In Scotland recruitment fair before, it's fairly simple to explain. It's a recruitment fair, for the games industry in Scotland. See? The clues were all there. It tends to pull in all of the Scottish development studios, from the smallest to the largest, who have stands and accept …
GTA V Rumours Surface As GTA IV Sales Hit 20M
The GTA V rumour mill went up a notch this week, with news that Take Two has arranged a casting call for an as yet undisclosed project, known only by the codename 'Rush'. It's widely surmised that Rush is the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise and that the game will be set …
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Welcome To The Dark Side
Ladies and gentlemen, please don't panic, be scared or generally freak out. The rather nifty banner we're using this week comes to you courtesy of artist Amr Din (and the letter J and the number 11). Amr takes us in a darker, creepier and more grungy direction which is at odds with some of the …
Tag Releases First Footage From Car Jack Streets 2
Tag Games MD Paul Farley took a break from the madness of GDC earlier this week to link to footage from the sequel to the company's 2009 hit, Car Jack Streets. Showing a high speed chase through city streets and countryside, the game is a step away from the 2-dimensional design of the original, showing …
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FPS Trainer Hits Beta, Announces New Features/Content
The Team at Play2Improve has been hard at work on FPS Trainer since the innovative training and coaching service for First-Person-Shooter games was announced in late 2010. The response to the initial press release was very positive. So much so that the hosts of the original website, immediately collapsed under the tsunami of visitors. As …
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Introducing Pocket Starship – And Rotor
It's always a pleasure to hear from a new development studio. Pocket Starship is a start-up, based in Edinburgh, which has just released Rotor, its first game for the Xbox Live Arcade Indie channel. When pressed by Scottishgames for a bit of background, founders Nick and Richard told us: "We're a small (but perfectly formed) …
Dead Island – Created By Axis Animation
Last week's viral video hit - in the games world at least - was the gripping trailer for Deep Silver's forthcoming zombie survival game, Dead Island. Over the weekend we received confirmation from our friends at Axis Animation in Glasgow that they are the company behind the animation. Directed by Axis owner and director, Stuart …
Introducing Games Analytics
Games Analytics is a start-up company, founded by Chris Wright and Tim Christian. The company is a 'data-mining and monetization company, headquartered in Edinburgh, serving the online video games industry'. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the company has just opened a dedicated US office, appointing industry veteran and co-founder of Activision Alan Miller as director of North …
3MRT’s Inquizitor Hits Front Page Of App Store
3MRT's Inquizitor range of apps, which teach stadard and GCSE subjects such as English, French, Biology, Maths and Physics hit the front page of the Apple App Store earlier this week, as one of the several 'Apps of the week', chosen by the App store staff. Inquizitor uses games technology and game-like experience to help …
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YoYo Games – New Game Releases (& Recruiting)
YoYo Games has not been resting on it's laurels at the start of 2011. Following a busy release schedule in 2010, the company has just announced two new games for the iPhone/iPad... Prison Ball is a brand new twist on the classic 'block breaker' type game, set in the depths of a state penitentiary(?) Offering …
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