Scottishgames.net is the only website out there, which will run news and updates from every games-related company in Scotland. Whether you're a developer, a technology company, a freelancer or a part-time team, the site exists to support you and give you visibility and credibility in an increasingly saturated market. To make this work, we need …
Going For Greenlight…
Two Scottish game developers now have games up on the Steam Greenlight system - and they need your help. For our non-games industry readers, Steam Greenlight is a new crowd sourcing project on Valve's hugely popular (65 million users worldwide) Steam digital distribution system, which allows gamers to vote for the new games they would …
Scottish Games Journalist Does Interesting Thing…
Cara Ellison is a games journalist who writes for a whole bunch of games sites you'll know and read, including The Guardian, Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, Kotaku and PC Gamer. She writes interesting and slightly odd pieces to do with games, her feelings about games and the issues surrounding games and the wide world of …
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Scottish Games Network – An Introduction
In September last year I announced to the world that the Scottish Games Network was moving from a grass roots community to becoming something far more strategic and full time. I may even have used the words 'official industry body' for Scotland's interactive entertainment sector. I meant them too... I then organised a number of …
Cross-Party Group On Videogames Technology – 11/12/13
Last week saw the third cross-party group on videogames technology take place at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood. The group was created to give the video games and interactive sector representation within the parliament and address the issues facing the industry on a national level. The minutes for the meeting have now been drafted - …
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VG247 Scotland – Issue 0 Now LIVE – Read, Watch, Play
VG247's UK News Editor, Dave Cook has done something disruptive. He's started a regular column on the VG247 site focusing on the video games sector in Scotland.Covering business news, releases, updates and interviews, VG247 Scotland will be an ongoing feature on the site and combine in-depth reporting, with news updates and a new industry discussion, …
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Scottish Games Network – Launch Events
It's been nearly a month since I announced the launch of the Scottish Games Network as the country's industry body. Since then things have become a little busy. Around 700 e-mails congratulating me on the launch, companies and organisations how they join and other asking what specifically the SGN will do. Now's the time to …
Creative Edinburgh Awards Open For Entries
Creative Edinburgh, the organisation which is open to all creative companies (and individuals) in Edinburgh has opened the call for entries for its 2013 awards. The categories are aimed at companies which have exemplified growth, innovation, promotion unity and new business. Entries are open to 'all creative and techies based in Edinburgh'. Here's the official …
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Drop In And Play III – Call For Developers
Dundee Contemporary Arts centre, NEoN digital arts festival and Quartic Llama are looking for developers to participate in the third annual Drop In And Play. Drop In And Play is a free public event which takes place on Saturday 9th of November at the DCA from 4pm - 6pm. It's open to kids, families and …
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The Scottish Games Network Launches As Scotland’s Video Games Industry Body
Believe it or not, it's nearly ten years since the Scottish Games Network first launched. In 2005 we created a simple Yahoo group to help the growing number of game developers keep in touch. It's grown since then to become a dedicated website and a community spread over all of the significant social channels. It's …
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