Axis Studios: Animation, VFX and Realtime Production

The Scottish Games Network recently sat down with Michael Zaman and Traci Tufte from Axis Studios, to talk about the company's growing use of 'realtime' technology, and it's work in games, film, and TV.

GameMaker Studio Now Free To Use

GameMaker Studio goes free to play

GameMaker Studio 2, the game development platform from YoYo Games, is now free to download and use for developers all around the world.

Primordial Games Signs Two Year Contract With The Sandbox Metaverse

Primordial Games. The Sandbox.

Primordial Games, the Dundee-based game studio behind the Silent Tombs game concept, has picked up a 'six figure' two-year contract to develop a game for The Sandbox, the Hong Kong-based 'metaverse' platform. The studio will create a game which can be played within The Sandbox. Content will be released on a monthly basis, with the …

Abertay is Scotland’s First Unreal Engine Academic Partner

Abertay University. Unreal Engine Academic Partner

bertay University is the first Unreal Engine Academic Partner in Scotland - recognising Abertay is committed to high-quality educational opportunities for students using the engine.

SGDA – Micro Talks in May

SGDA Microtalks May 2021

The SGDA is back! The organisation is hosting an evening of microtalks on May 26th 2021 featuring designers, developers & business leaders.

YoYo Games Launches Interactive Game Making Tutorial: Little Town

Little Town: YoYo Games Tutorial

YoYo Games has launched Little Town - a new game-making tutorial - which teaches students and hobbyists game development using GameMaker Studio 2. 

Out Now: The Attendant

Recently we spoke with Andrew McKissock, writer, narrative designer and games journalist, about his upcoming project, The Attendant. Andrew's previous work includes, The Glitching Graduation, A New World and The Matrix Online. This upcoming title proves to be less about leather trench coat wearing martial arts specialists and instead focuses on a regular person's struggle …

GameMaker Studio Update: Next Gen Consoles & New Languages

GameMaker Studio 2. photo of outer space

GameMaker Studio 2 has received a major update, which brings support for the next generation of games consoles and adds full localisation for several major languages.

Case Study: YoYo Games

YoYo Games. GameMakerStudio Logo.

A Case Study of YoYo Games, the Dundee-based creator of the GameMakerStudio game development platform, which has been downloaded over 10 million times.

The Silent Tombs – Kickstarter Now Live

Primordial Games. Silent Tombs.

A Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of The Silent Tombs, a game which allows players to explore historically authentic Gaelic, Celtic and Angle Saxon tombs, is now LIVE...