Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
This is your final reminder that the Annual General Meeting of Scotland's games cross-party group takes place tomorrow, April 22, from 18:00 - 20:00 at the Scottish Parliament. A few in-person and online tickets are still available via Citizen Ticket. You can reserve your space here. Submissions are being accepted from participants across the sector …
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(Also: Crossy Road Mashup) Subway Surfers, Sybo's multi-multi-billion download endless runner has hit Edinburgh for the first time, as part of the title's Easter update. While the game has featured some of the world's most famous cities in the past, the new update brings the castle-based capital to the game "blending Scotland’s historic charm with …
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Edinburgh's Ant Workshop, in collaboration with Wales Interactive, has announced the upcoming launch of its highly anticipated roguelike deckbuilder, Into the Restless Ruins. The game - rooted in Scottish folklore - is scheduled to launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on May 15th, 2025. To give players a tantalising first …
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Edinburgh is set to become the epicentre of the European game development scene as DICE Europe 2025 lands in the Scottish capital on September 15-17. The prestigious event is a key fixture in the global gaming calendar and will bring together industry leaders, innovators, and creators for three days of conference discussions, networking, and knowledge …
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PHASE to Ignite Murrayfield with Epic Games Festival in 2025 Edinburgh, Scotland – Murrayfield Stadium is set to transform into a gamer's paradise as PHASE 2025, a brand-new three-day games festival, makes its highly anticipated debut on September 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2025. Promising to be far more than another industry event, PHASE 2025 aims …
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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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Scotland's vibrant animation sector is gearing up for the return of its flagship event, the MOVE Animation Summit 2025. This highly anticipated gathering will bring together industry leaders, practitioners, and emerging talent for three days of inspiration, networking, and celebration of animation. Conceived in 2016 by Edinburgh-based animation studios Interference Pattern and Stampede, the MOVE …
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Wardog Studios secured a significant win at the Scottish EDGE Round 24 Awards. The studio received £75,000 in the Creative EDGE category, which will enable the studio to begin work on its first original intellectual property (IP). The Scottish EDGE Awards is an ongoing competition which recognises and rewards Scotland's most promising businesses. This year, …
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Build A Rocket Boy, the Scottish-headquartered games studio founded by Leslie Benzies, has announced the acquisition of PlayFusion, a multi-award winning, independent, UK-based game developer and publisher. The acquisition follows the studio's largest funding raise in Scottish technology this year. The studio says the combination of the two studios will accelerate growth as BARB continues …
Sync Drinks Scotland is the first Scottish production of the long-running music and media social nights, originally founded in London by Duncan Smith, the head of music for Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. Sync Drinks connects music supervisors, production companies, games studios, advertising agencies and others who license compositions, with labels, publishers and music makers. The …
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