PlayAway: William Kavanagh

Why is it that some multiplayer games see an explosion of popularity at launch only to fizzle out six months later, while a select few seem to stick around indefinitely? William Kavanagh, who is a PhD student in Computer Science researching game balancing at the University of Glasgow, has a theory.

NewZoo Study: Gamers Want More Diversity

When asked if they thought game publishers should take a stance on societal issues, an overwhelming number of the 4000 players who took part in the Gamer Sentiment Study on Diversity and Inclusion said they were either neutral on the issue or in favour of it. Whatsmore, that sentiment held true across all demographics, regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or having a disability.

AdInMo Off The Rails With Kwalee Deal

UK-based developer and publisher Kwalee has selected AdInMo, the in-game mobile adtech platform to integrate immersive brand adverts into its smash-hit hyper-casual train game Off The Rails 3D

Match 3 Drives Mobile Gaming to Record Levels

Recent research shows the number of mobile games downloaded has hit record levels, during the Covid19 crisis, with casual titles and match-three games among the most popular.

Designing With Data Event Reveals Full Speaker Lineup

The full speaker lineup for next month’s Designing With Data: The Future of Videogames event has been announced. The keynote presentation will be from Dr Luke Dicken, the Director of Applied AI at Zynga, where …

Designing With Data – The Future of Videogames

What role does data play in designing, developing and running the world’s leading videogames? Data science company Effini has partnered with InGAME, the innovation centre for games and media enterprise in Dundee, to discuss and …

Scotland’s Game Development Sector Ranked 4th in UK

A new research report from UKIE and the BFI shows Scotland as the fourth largest cluster in the UK’s video games industry, with Edinburgh and Dundee in the top 10 cities for game development.

Unity Acquires Delta DNA

Scottish games technology company DeltaDNA has been bought by gaming giant Unity Technologies, for an undisclosed sum. According to Unity, DeltaDNA will continue to operate as a separate entity, providing analytics, player management tools and …

Scottish Games Industry Survey – PLEASE READ

The Scottish Games Network, Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise are working together to produce the first ever entirely comprehensive survey of Scotland’s games industry.

Outplay Celebrates 20 Million Mobile Game Downloads

Outplay has even more reason to celebrate the festive season this year. The company has just revealed that it’s exceeded 20 million downloads of its mobile games. The company’s portfolio of games is experiencing average …