Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
One of Scotland's largest games studios, Rockstar, is at the centre of a major industrial dispute, with the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) accusing the company of "union-busting" and initiating legal action following the abrupt dismissal of 31 employees. The move has been met with widespread condemnation from staff. In a letter to …
The Scottish Games Network has been informed that the upcoming meeting of the Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Scotland’s Games Ecosystem, scheduled for Tuesday, November 18th, has been postponed at short notice. This decision was made due to an unavoidable clash with urgent Parliamentary business, specifically the detailed consideration of amendments to the Assisted Dying Bill, …
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The Scottish Games Network Ltd., in partnership with the University of Glasgow’s Games & Gaming Lab (UofGGamesLab) and the Scottish Games Education Network (SGEN), is thrilled to announce the inaugural Hello World! Scottish Students Startup Summit, addressing a key question facing all young innovators: “Is starting my own games business in Scotland right for me?” …
Get your alibis ready. Our friends at Hubworld have announced a new, ambitious HubQuiz, and this time it's a cross-country competition to find Scotland's cleverest developers. Taking place in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee on consecutive nights, the "part pub-quiz and part game-show" event invites all game industry workers to gather their teams and battle for …
An amazing new opportunity has been announced for early-stage games founders as Dundee-based GameSpace launches its 'Levelling-Up' Global Success Startup Programme. This new, community-first accelerator is funded by the UK Government's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Regional TechBooster fund. It offers a comprehensive, free programme of support for Scottish games and …
The Scottish Games Education Symposium (SGES) a partnership between Scottish Games Education Network and The Scottish Games Network, is thrilled to announce the date, location, and focus of its highly anticipated 2025 event. Taking place on November 19, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 4 PM, the symposium will be sponsored and hosted by West College …
The Scottish Games Network (SGN) today announced the 'More Than Games: Creative Industries Innovation Summit,' an initiative set to bridge the country's vibrant games ecosystem with its creative, cultural, and heritage sectors. Scheduled for November 26th, 2025, at Barclays Eagle Lab in Glasgow, this invitation-only event is supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland. …
In an industry that often celebrates success while quietly burying its failures, a new event from Game Space is set to host a refreshingly honest and vital conversation. Pixels & Pitfalls: Learning From Failure in the Games Sector will take place on Wednesday, October 22nd, at Abertay's cyberQuarter in Dundee. The event will feature a …
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The Scottish Game Developers Association (SGDA) has opened applications for a major new initiative aimed at fostering the next generation of games industry leaders: the SGDA Games Accelerator. Funded by the Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund, the accelerator is Scotland’s first dedicated business development programme for the games sector. It offers a free, intensive series of …
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An ambitious and unique interactive performance that blurs the lines between theatre, installation, and video games is coming to Glasgow this October. asses.masses, a seven-hour “durational video game performance,” will take over the Tramway on Saturday, October 26th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip6TIbhv4ME Created by Canadian interdisciplinary artists Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim, the event invites the audience to …