Another week, another huge milestone for Minecraft on the Microsoft Xbox 360. Popular gaming site IGN has put together its favourite 25 games from the eight years the Xbox 360 has been on the market. Minecraft makes the list alongside such venerable franchises as Splinter Cell, Gears Of War, Forza, Fallout, Bioshock, Portal, Halo, GTA... Continue Reading →
Here's an opportunity for ambitious companies who may be considering looking beyond their next title... The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has launched its strategy to accelerate innovation and growth in the Creative Industries and is aimed at helping SME digital businesses develop digital technologies, platforms and services. More than £30 million of support is being made available... Continue Reading →
Quartic Lllama's innovative location-based game, Other, created in conjunction with the National Theatre Of Scotland has been nominated in the 2013 IndieCade - the International Festival of Independent Games. Taking place in Los Angeles in October 2013, IndieCade is the largest independent games festival in the good old US of A. Taking place across downtown... Continue Reading →
IC tomorrow has launched the ‘Digital Innovation Contest - Games' contest to encourage digital innovation in the games sector.The organisation is offering five businesses up to £25k (ex VAT) each to develop innovative commercial prototypes that meet the broad objectives we have set with our industry partners:Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE)Crytek UKIntelGoogle ChromeODEON CinemasPinewood StudiosIC Tomorrow is looking for... Continue Reading →
Many years ago, when mobile entertainment was something unknown and terrifying, a new organisation set out to prove to the world that mobile technology could be a viable platform for entertainment. Of course, in the days before iOS, Android and the App Stores, this was a challenge. Many people thought mobile phones would never become... Continue Reading →
Literary publisher Canongate has announced The Future 40, a list of 40 Scottish storytellers it believes will dominate the next 40 years of creative life in the country. The independent publisher teamed up with The Skinny magazine to create The Future 40, celebrating the company's own 40th birthday. Creative organisations and individuals from across Scotland were invited to submit... Continue Reading →
TIGA has extended the entry period for the organisation's 2013 awards. The new deadline for entries is now midnight on Monday 30th of September 2013. There are multiple categories in the awards, for members and non-members alike. There are also multiple awards with two trophies, recognising both large, experienced studios and smaller, indie developers. Entry... Continue Reading →
The 2013 TIGA Awards are now open for entries. A competition which celebrates the best in creativity, technical innovation and games business within the UK. Last year's competition saw more than 2,000 votes cast for the Game Of The Year award. The TIGA Awards reward achievements of everyone contributing to Britain’s games business, from the... Continue Reading →
At 5pm on Sunday the 11th of August, the 2013 Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay event drew to a close. The four day even in central Dundee, pulled in a record breaking crowd of 13,000 players, gamers, developers, designers, stars, ministers, legends and families. Fiona Hyslop, the Cabinet Secretary for Culture & External Affairs opened... Continue Reading →
The Games Media Awards, the annual games media shindig which awards the games media for being the very best games media has just announced the nominees for 2013. One Scottish website, one Scottish journalist and one, Scottish Jim have all been nominated. Ready Up has been nominated in the Best Game Website category Cara Ellison... Continue Reading →
