Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
There is something truly special about the Moray Game Jam. While the global industry often feels focused on huge franchises, massive budgets and high-pressure launches, the annual gathering at UHI Moray in Elgin remains one of the most friendly, welcoming, and genuinely fun highlights of the Scottish games calendar. This past weekend marked a significant …
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You may have seen the recent news about Apex Legends - the multi-player battle arena game from Respawn Entertainment migrated to Amazon GameLift Servers, completing the cutover in only 10 days with zero player-facing downtime. The migration was the work of Code Wizards group, the incredible games tech company, with offices in Reading, England, Cantebury, …
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Hunted Cow, the Elgin-based games studio behind titles such as Fallen Sword, Eldevin and more recently Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest and Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers has been profiled in the Press & Journal. Highlighting the studio's growth and success - 21 years old, with a headcount of 43(ish), Hunted Cow has produced browser-based MMO …
Two of the biggest monsters in the world - Godzilla and King Kong will be hitting the big - and small - screens in March 2024, with the release of the blockbuster Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Here's a peek at the latest trailer... https://youtu.be/lV1OOlGwExM?si=w7S_EiTzIGXfLJIH To accompany the film's release Elgin-based Hunted Cow has …
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After a four year hiatus the Moray Game Jam, one of Scotland’s premiere annual game-making events, is returning to UHI Moray this year from the 10th-12th of March. The Jam will task participants with creating a digital or board game, based on a thus-far-unrevealed theme, within 48 hours. Highland Games The Moray Game Jam has …
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Elgin-based developer Hunted Cow Studios has undergone a full rebranding, rising from the ashes as Hunted Cow Games just ahead of the company’s 20th anniversary. The change comes alongside a major revamp to the company website, a two-pronged approach intended to “better reflect who we are today, and the energy we're bringing into our future!”, …
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Flex your creative muscles this October and take part in the first ever Jamoween game jam. Organised by our friends at Indie Game Squad, the jam runs from October 17 - 24 and is open to all developers, creators and designers.
Hungy Ian, the latest game from Elgin's Stikkz Media is OUT NOW to play online, and for Google Play.
Friday marked the launch of the 2015 Moray Game Jam, which is taking place at Moray College in Elgin. Not only does this make the jam the most northerly in the whole United Kingdom, it marks the return of one of the friendliest, most collaborative events in the gaming calendar. This year's competition has pulled …
2014 saw the inaugural Moray Games Jam take place at Elgin College in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. As far as we can tell, it remains the most northerly game jam in the UK... It was excellent. 45 designers, artists and developers took part and a wild time was had be all. Now the 2015 jam …