Dundee-based engine creator GameMaker has announced that its next-generation runtime, GMRT, will become completely free for commercial development and distribution starting 1 January 2027. Under the updated model, developers will be able to build and monetise games across desktop, mobile, web, and GX Games with no upfront engine purchase or Professional licence required. The move... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Game Developers Association (SGDA) has announced the return of Games Talks Live, bringing its three-day touring showcase of lightning talks and grassroots networking back to Scotland’s primary development hubs next week. Running from Tuesday 27 October to Thursday 29 October 2026, the tour will stop in Edinburgh, Dundee, and Glasgow. Since 2019, Games... Continue Reading →
Dundee indie studio LowTek Games, has announced its upcoming multiplayer title, Endless Estate - Coming soon to Steam and VIVERSE. Known for pushing creative boundaries across retro hardware and modern platforms - from NES and Dreamcast homebrew to accessibility tools like Dislectek - developer Alastair Low’s latest project shifts focus to atmospheric, multiplayer roguelite strategy.... Continue Reading →
Non-profit games careers organisation Into Games has announced Get Into Games: Dundee 2026, a dedicated one-day careers event designed to help young people break into the video games industry. Taking place on Saturday 26 September 2026 at Water's Edge in Dundee, the free event is aimed at young people aged 12–21, offering direct access to... Continue Reading →
V&A Dundee and Abertay University Announce One-Year Game Design Internship Applications are open for a dedicated V&A Dundee Game Design Intern, offering a recent Abertay University graduate a paid, one-year placement embedded within the museum's Learning department. The role - salaried at £26,299.55 - is designed to bridge academic game design expertise with public cultural... Continue Reading →
Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) has issued a call for new and unreleased games to feature in its upcoming Drop In And Play session taking place this August. The free public showcase gives members of the community an opportunity to try out unreleased titles created by Scottish developers, while offering creators a fabulous opportunity to gather... Continue Reading →
Dundee-based Lowtek Games (aka Ally Low) has officially released his latest title, Masuku, on PC via Steam. A Nintendo Switch release is planned for later in the year. The abstract strategy puzzle game, designed for 1–4, tasks players with placing, rotating, and flipping cards on a grid to select or cover up specific colours and... Continue Reading →
Dundee studio Stormcloud Games has officially launched its latest title, Junkster, today across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC. With Junkster, the team shifts gears (once again), delivering a vibrant, mechanics-driven 3D platformer centred around exploration, environmental clean-up, and a unique crafting/building system. Players control UM-13 (or UM for short), a specialised robot tasked with... Continue Reading →
This week, the eyes of the global creative industries are focused on Shoreditch in London as the European edition of South by Southwest takes over the city. SXSW London has quickly established itself as a premier convergence of technology, music, screen, and interactive culture. On Thursday 4 June at 1:35pm, I will be taking the... Continue Reading →
This evening, Thursday 28 May 2026, Dundee’s Biome Collective will host a public sharing of an extraordinary, Creative Scotland-funded residency project: GTMO 441: Games, Detention, Power. Taking place both in person at Abertay University and streamed live online from 5:30pm, the event offers a first look at experimental playable media shaped by the lived experience... Continue Reading →
