Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Dundee's reputation as a hothouse for game development has yielded another exciting new venture, as Studio Catloaf, a two-person team comprising Abertay University alumni Alexander DeLaCour and Jan Huss, has launched a playable demo for their dark fantasy title, Book of Abominations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL-ff5DM0so In Book of Abominations, players arrive on the remote Halflight Isle to …
Bendy And The Ink Machine is the latest release from Joey Drew Studios and Silver Lining Interactive. Due for release at the end of Q2 2025, the game is coming to Xbox Series X & S and PlayStation 5, with development of both platforms handled by Dundee's Pocket Sized Hands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ZmI2No7PM The boxed edition of …
Hubworld's HubQuiz: A Tri-City Test of Gaming Knowledge Get ready to flex your trivia muscles! Hubworld is bringing its popular videogames pub quiz to three cities for HubQuiz Spring 2025 - a three day celebration of gaming knowledge. This isn't your average pub quiz! Expect a creative combo of trivia and game show elements, creating …
The first game from Scotland's 532 Design Football managers beware! The fans are taking charge of the footie in Crowd Legends: Football, the first game from Dundee-based 532 Design. The game - available from the Apple App Store and Google Play - pits football lovers around the world against each other in daily matches, putting …
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In a move that's could be genius - or sheer madness (or possibly both, it's increasingly hard to tell these days), Dundee-based Lowtek Games has announced that its Parasite Pack bumper games compendium, has hit the ultimate mobile games console - the Nokia N-Gage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d0cnGhlqXE Yes, you read that correctly. The N-Gage. Nokia's quirky, taco-shaped-side-talking-not-quite-the-iphone …
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Dundee's rich and influential video game legacy will be brought to life in a unique walking tour - and you've got one last chance to grab a ticket! Taking place on Saturday, March 29th, the Dundee Gaming Tour is for anyone with an interest in Scotland's gaming heritage. From the global phenomenon of Lemmings to …
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Abertay University has been named the top international school for videogame design, with programmes ranked in the global top 10 in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Abertay extended its track record as one of the world’s leading universities in this year’s edition of the Princeton Review’s global rankings for games design courses. Abertay is now …
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Dundee-based studio Pocket Sized Hands has revealed its involvement in the recently released Realize Music: Sing - a brand new Virtual Reality (VR) singing experience, which brings some of the world's biggest musical hits to gamers, singers and fans. The virtual reality application invites performers to lose themselves in an ever-growing catalogue of music with …
HubWorld Scotland is hosting XP Exchange, a new event designed to bring Scotland’s games industry together for an evening of knowledge sharing, networking, and discussion. Event Details: Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 Time: 18:30 GMT Location: CyberQuarter, Abertay University, Dundee XP Exchange is a community-driven event aimed at game developers, designers, artists, writers, and industry …
Two Scottish games companies, Hyper Luminal Games and Keelworks, have secured significant funding from the UK Global Screen Fund, marking a boost for the Scottish games community. The £2.15 million funding round will support 26 screen sector businesses across the UK, enabling them to expand their international reach and forge new partnerships in the global …
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