In 2012 it was all about Tower Defence, could 2013 be the year of the Massively Multiplayer Online game? Towards the end of last year, several companies in Scotland were nominated in several competitions (and end of year 'best of' lists), most of which focused on the 'tower defence' genre. Cobra's iBomber Defense Pacific, Ninja …
Lucky Frame’s Wave Trip. Wavy! Trippy! Fun!
Lucky Frame is back - with a brand new game. After the awards, amazing reviews, nominations, plaudits, acclaim and general awestruck wonder that the company's previous title, Bad Hotel picked up, Lucky Frame has refused categorically to rest upon it's rainbow-hued laurels. The steely-eyed outfit has instead forced it's development gnomes back down the software …
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Food Run out today on iOS – Forget Meals on Wheels, Pixels On Toast serves up Eggs on Legs.
Out today on iOS, quirky platformer Food Run comes from Edinburgh based one-man-developer Pixels On Toast, also known as Kevin Ng. With Rockstar Games, EA and Warthog sitting happily on his CV, Ng formed Pixels On Toast in 2010 and produced titles WordCrasher and Kick Flick Soccer. Food Run is his follow up and we …
Hunted Cow Releases Sequel To Best-Selling WWII Tank Game
Hunted Cow, the development studio and publisher based in Elgin, Scotland, has released it's latest title for Apple iOS devices. Tank Battle: North Africa is the sequel to Tank Battle: 1944 which hit the app store in March last year. Tank Battle: North Africa is a hex-based, turn-based strategy game, in which the player takes …
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Please Welcome: The Gamer Show Podcast
Scotland's official specialist gaming media got a little bit larger this week, as the Gamer Show Podcast on the British Tech Network, got in touch to say hello. It's a fortnightly show from the Scottish borders, hosted by three dedicated gamers who talk about that latest news, releases and events in the wide, wide world …
Tsumanga: New Studio, New License, New Market
Tsumanga is a brand new game studio based in Glasgow. The company has been founded by Graeme Harvey and Elias Moubayed formerly of Huzutech. Tsumanga is focused on the creation of social and online massively-multiplayer games aimed at a younger audience of kids, tweens and teens. The company has signed a deal with Italy's Rainbow …
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The Friday Financials – Minecraft XBLA & 40 Billion Apps
Rounding up the first week back at work in 2013, we have two stories highlighting the way the global video games market has changed - and how it promises to continue changing in 2013... First up, Minecraft. Every reader should, by now, be familiar with Mojang's LEGO-em-up. A combination of virtual world builder, role playing …
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New Company New Game – Binary Pumpkin Introduces Pumpkin Bingo
Please welcome a new development studio to your friendly, futuristic Scottish Games Network. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you Binary Pumpkin. Alongside the appropriately awesome name, the company was founded by two veterans of the games business. Lol Scragg and Bruce McNeish were two of the founders of Cohort Studios and have worked on a …
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Scotland – Mobile Tower Defence Capital Of The World…
It's Christmas. So for games sites with less dedicated editorial staff and a surfeit of lovely news, it means that it's time for round-ups, top tens and lists of the best [x] game(s) of 2012, where [x] is a genre, platform, or sub set of those based upon the site's own focus. IGN is leading …
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Redefining Reading – Story Mechanics Signs Publishing Deal For The 39 Steps
Story Mechanics is a division of Tern Television. For the last several months, the company has been working on a new project, with a very lofty goal - to create an entirely new form of digital entertainment, which bridges the gap between literature, gaming and film. Story Mechanics' first project is the classic The 39 Steps, …
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