In case you didn't know, I get married on Sunday May 4th (Star Wars day. Yes, it was deliberate...) so will be offline and away from my desk for the next week. The SGN still wants your news, releases, updates, deals, vacancies and games. We do. I just won't be updating the site while I'm …
IGDA Announces New Board Of Directors Line Up
The International Game Developers Association is a very good thing indeed. If you're planning any sort of career in the video games and interactive industries, then you really should be a member of the organisation. The IGDA has just announced its new directors following the board meeting in April. Tom Buscaglia was elected chair of …
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OUT NOW: XBL Gamerhub App
XBL Gamerhub is a social network for Xbox Gamers, allowing them to organise online events, find friends, blog, upload images and video and generally make the most of their Xbox gaming experience. The company has pulled in thousands of players from around the world and has already caught Microsoft's eye with it's enthusiastic and unique …
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 has been put together with input from over 1000 participants drawn from the entire creative spectrum. Which, for the first time, …
Microsoft Recruiting Gaming Ambassadors
Games students - Microsoft needs you. The company is recruiting 20 windows games ambassadors at universities across the UK. The role involves setting up partnerships between local developers and student bodies, organising events and supporting gaming competitions. Microsoft is promising that the job won't take more than 12 hours per month and that special consideration will …
Game Expo Scotland Website Now LIVE
October 2014 promises something new and awesome for gamers in Scotland. Game Expo Scotland is an entirely new event, being held in Edinburgh's International Conference Centre. The event takes place on October 4th and 5th 2014. The organisers are promising a selection of Triple A console titles from the world's biggest publishers, an indie zone …
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 Stephen Mcgroarty of the UWS Games Dev Society. The jam pulled in Computer Games Technology and Computer Games Development students …
…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 and moved it into the spring sunshine in Abertay University's brand new games centre of excellence. The 2014 Game In …
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Moray Game Jam – Open For Entries
Entries are now open for the Moray Game Jam. Scotland (and the UK's) most northerly jam EVER takes place on the 14th - 16th of March at the University of the Highlands and Islands' Moray College. Teams are being sought to design and create a new and original game in only 48 hours. The prize …
The All New XBLGamerhub
The all new, totally redesigned and redeveloped XBLGamerhub.com is now LIVE and online. The site - a community for Xbox 360 gamers is one of the largest out there. Since it was launched in 2009, it's grown to include over 16,000 community members, 7000 Twitter followers and 5000 Facebook likes. The site was created by …