Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
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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Prepare for another exhilarating leap into the world of Flea! as Lowtek Games' highly anticipated sequel, Flea2!, launches on physical media for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Sega Dreamcast. Following the success of the original Flea! in 2020, Flea2! continues Henry's mission to liberate his fellow fleas, this time focusing on freeing ALL of …
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Asterism the new 'crafts meets pixels' game - and album - from the incredible solo developer Shimmerglitch is OUT NOW - on Itch, Steam and Bandcamp. Shimmerglitch, also known as the incredible Claire Morwood, describes Asterism as a “playable indie-rock concept album set in outer space,” The game invites players on an emotional journey of …
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Come along to see OR to show off your latest games, projects and works in progress at Hubworld's latest game industry play party! Dundee (and Scotland's) vibrant games community is set to come alive in 2025 with the return of the city's biggest play party – Playapalooza Dundee on Friday 31st January 2025. This is …
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Scottish indie studio Polygon Treehouse released its latest game, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island for PC and consoles on December 5th 2024. Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island offers a playful new twist on the classic (and sometimes deeply weird) goings-on of the Greek gods and goddesses. Players take on the role of Alex, a backpacker who finds herself stranded …
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