Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
In addition to fame, glory, a cheque or two and the respect of the games industry as a whole, the three teams who won last year's Dare to be Digital awards in August last year were also entered into the BAFTA Ones To Watch award at last night's games awards. The Ones To Watch award …
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The Xbox Live version of the phenomenon which is Minecraft, walked off with the Best Downloadable Game of 2012 trophy at the Virgin Media Awards last week. Another trophy for the team at 4J Games. Can it be long before they need a new office, with increased shelf space, or an increased number of window …
Following an award-laden 2012, for its work on the best-selling Xbox Live version of Minecraft, 4J Studios is starting 2013 with another nomination. The studio has picked up a nomination in the MCV Awards for the Best UK Studio. Judges from across the industry will soon converge to cast votes for the eventual winners, with …
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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 …
Dare to be Digital is BACK for 2013. If you're a regular visitor to the Scottish Games Network, then you'll know we're big fans of the competition (disclaimer: the good people at Dare regularly ask your editor to get involved in some way(s) - speaking, presenting, mentoring or hosting the awards. We're very proud...) Dare …
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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The BAFTA In Scotland New Talent Awards is the academy's competition for students and those working in the screen industries for the first time. The competition is unique and runs only in Scotland. The 2012 awards were a huge success, with BAFTA delegates across the UK visiting Glasgow for the awards ceremony and commenting upon …
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ArcadeSushi.com has published its list of 2012's best games. Two games created in Scotland make the list. YoYo Games' suicide-im-up Karoshi and Cobra's BAFTA nominated iBomber Defense Pacific both make the list. Karoshi is number 85. The site says: Karoshi takes the age old video game concept of surviving and turns it upside down. In …
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Steel Media is the company behind the hugely popular Pocketgamer websites and which now owns the 148apps website too. Now the company has just announced the 2012 BEST APP EVER competition. As the name suggests, it is an awards competition, designed to find the world's best apps - across all platforms and formats. The competition …
After the glitz and glamour of the BAFTA In Scotland awards and Lucky Frame's success in the games category, there's yet more good news for the up-and-coming game developers of the future. A team of pupils from Larbert High School have made it into the nominations of the 2012 BAFTA Young Game Designer competition. Lewis …
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