Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The video games publisher is sponsoring the charity’s gaming service, helping to raise funds for children and young people in hospital. Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity is delighted to be partnering once more with Devolver Digital. The video games publisher has generously donated £4,000 to Games for the Weans and is sponsoring the charity gaming campaign …
As many of you know, I recently joined the board of the British Games Institute (BGI), the charity that runs the National Videogames Museum (NVM). Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to explore the incredible work they do and, crucially, the challenges they face: how to fund an ambitious, national cultural mission in a sector …
Last week, I was formally onboarded as a new trustee of the British Games Institute (BGI), the incredible organisation that runs the National Videogames Museum. After taking part in my first board meeting, I’ve been reflecting on why this work is so important - and why it cuts to the very heart of the challenges …
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The Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity is calling on game developers across Scotland and beyond to get creative for a wonderful cause with the launch of its first-ever Weans Summer Game Jam. This new summer-long competition challenges entrants to create a brand new videogame, which will be celebrated at a special showcase event in Glasgow this …
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Women in Games (WIG) has unveiled an exciting initiative to celebrate PRIDE month, announcing the WIG PRIDE 24-Hour Charity Stream - scheduled for Saturday, June 28th to Sunday, June 29th, 2025. This special event, supported by IGDA PRIDE, aims to bring together communities from across the games ecosystem to raise vital funds for The Trevor …
The National Videogame Museum (NVM) has announced a roster of new Trustees joining the Board of its governing charity, The British Games Institute (BGI), including Brian Baglow - the founder of the Scottish Games Network and Scottish Games Week. With a dynamic blend of cross-sector expertise, the appointments come at a pivotal moment for the …
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The award-winning Games for the Weans campaign saw funds raised by game developers and publishers like No Code, Hyper Luminal Games and Astrodreamer Studio. Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity is delighted to reveal that the Games for the Weans campaign has raised over £66,000 in 2023. The GCHC (which won a Glasgow Business Award in October) …
David Stickland, the joint CEO of Zappaty, is a huge cycling enthusiast and has set himself a new challenge to take on the Three Pistes Cycle Sportive on the 4th of June 2022 to raise vital funds for UK based partner charity GamesAid. Three Pistes Cycle Sportive In a short number of years, the Sportive …
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Bundle For Ukraine is a pack of almost 1000 games and pieces of digital content from over 700 creators. Worth over $6500, you can buy it for only $10, with all proceeds going to help charities working in the country.
The SpecialEffect DevKit is a new free resource for developers with information on making games accessible to players with physical challenges