Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
March 12th Marks The First CPG On Scotland's Games Ecosystem In-Person & Online Tickets Available Now A group of MSPs from the Scottish Parliament have agreed to create a new cross party group on Scotland's games ecosystem. The first meeting of the Games Ecosystem CPG will take place at the Scottish Parliament at 18:00 on …
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Climax Studios, the British video game developer, headquartered in Portsmouth, has announced that it is opening a new facility in Edinburgh. Climax Studios Edinburgh is already recruiting for a variety of developer positions. Climax is best known for its work on titles such as Sudeki, Silent Hill: Origins and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. In 2021 …
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The Global Game Jam 2024 is nearly upon us - and there's still time to sign up for one of the three locations across Scotland... Most of the jams will run from January 26th-28th. There are locations in Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow. Three universities - Glasgow Caledonian, Edinburgh Napier and Abertay - are hosting jam …
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Funding round, led by RedBird Capital Partners, will support Build A Rocket Boy’s commercialisation as it launches its immersive gaming platform EVERYWHERE and AAA game MindsEye. Build A Rocket Boy, the Edinburgh-headquartered games studio founded by Leslie Benzies, has secured over $110 million in a series D funding round. The new capital will enable Build A …
Blackadders, one of Scotland’s leading law firms, has thrown its support behind Scottish Games Week by assuming the role of its official legal partner. Following on from their support of the first-ever Scottish Games Week in 2022, the firm is back this year and is keen to get stuck into the new legal issues coming …
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Applications are now open to developers, game creators, and businesses to exhibit and demo their games Scottish Games Week 2023. Expo space is available at the two-day SGW Conference, which takes place at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Monday, October 30th & Tuesday 31st October and More Than Games, in the Corinthian Club in Glasgow …
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Scottish Games Week 2023 is fast approaching, and key figures in the games industry across the nation and beyond are poised to descend on Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee for five days of learning, laughing, and networking. For those interested in taking a more active role at the event, and delivering a spoken presentation to your …
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Scottish Games Week 2023 is approaching fast, with just under three months to go before the event returns for its second year, bigger and better than ever. Taking place across five days and three cities, Scottish Games Week 2023 is set to be a must-attend for anyone even tangentially involved in the games industry in …
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The programme has opened for Scottish Games Week 2023, with a call for speakers, sponsors and partners - and two new directors on board
Edinburgh-based In-Game advertising company AdInMo have announced a new partnership with leading Consent Management Platform (CMP) provider Usercentrics. The goal of this alliance is to improve the monetisation potential for mobile developers and publishers by educating them on the best means of managing data consent for their games. Manufacturing Consent When it comes to programmatic …
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