Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
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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Boosting Your Business With Games Technology: Videogames are changing the world. The tools, technologies, and techniques from the games ecosystem are transforming almost every aspect of our digital world and giving almost every business new ways to engage with customers, clients, and staff. On Wednesday 27th November, Abertay University's CyberQuarter will host Boosting Your Business …
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Scottish indie studio Polygon Treehouse will release 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 …
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The Rubber Keyed Wonder - a new feature-length documentary about the legendary Sinclair Spectrum - is coming to the DCA in Dundee for its Scottish premiere on Sunday 24th November 2024. Book now In the late 1970s, British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair envisioned creating an affordable home computer that could change the world. In 1982, …
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Abertay Creative Campus: Abertay University has officially become Scotland’s first Adobe Creative Campus, part of a select group of colleges and universities that have empowered students across disciplines with essential digital skills to succeed in the classroom and beyond. The new partnership with Adobe means that students can benefit from the range of industry-leading software, …
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