Lindsay Lohan Suing Rockstar

Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan is suing Take 2, the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series for, allegedly making a character in GTA V an unequivocal representation of her. Former child star Lohan contends that her voice …

Go North 2014

There’s a chance you’ve not come across Scotland’s Go North festival before. It has its roots in music, but has grown over the last several years to become the country’s first event to incorporate all …

NOW HIRING – Firebrand Games

Glasgow’s Firebrand Games is recruiting.  The company has a number of positions on offer for both coders and artists, on both contract and permanent basis. If you’re not familiar with the company, Firebrand has created …

Creative Scotland Issues Ten Year Plan

Creative Scotland, the organisation which supports Scotland’s arts, screen and creative industries has released its ten year plan for supporting and funding the country’s cultural and creative sectors. The ten year plan and funding strategy …

Pixel Pushers – Art

Abertay University’s Hannah Maclure Centre is holding an exhibition focusing on video games art and the artists who create it: The artistic and creative qualities of digital artists can be overlooked by spectators, the popular …

What’s In A Game? Science Festival Probes Deeper…

Many events in Scotland are beginning to incorporate elements of gaming, games culture and exploring the rapidly evolving interactive industry. This year’s Edinburgh Science Festival is looking into the impact of the gaming revolution on …

I Am Square. See Me Dodge

Pixel Sword, the humble start-up studio based beyond the wall, in the wildling-infested forests of Bo’ness, has very quickly established itself as the pre-eminent creator of games based around the elegant, timeless simplicity of the …

ROFLPillar Up For A.Maze Top Gong Shock

ROFLPillar, Lucky Frame’s floor-crawling physical video game which challenges players to writhe and twist and slither, has been nominated for an award at Berlin’s A MAZE festival. If you’ve not come across A MAZE before …

UWS Game Jam 2014 – The Results

The recently created University of the West of Scotland Game Development Society recently held its first ever Game Jam. Taking place from 31st January – 2nd February 2014, the jam was organised by Martin Grant …

…And Then It Was Over – Game In Scotland 2014

That was fun… Game In Scotland took place on Saturday afternoon.  This year’s event moved out of the grim and slightly sticky Fat Sam’s nightclub, which had been its home for the last eight years …