Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Let’s be honest. For many of us in the videogames 'industry' - the developers, the studios, the publishers - esports can often feel like a different world. It’s a scene we associate with elite professional players, massive prize pools, and competitive, multiplayer-only titles. Unless you’re making the next Valorant or League of Legends, it’s easy …
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Scottish Esports, the national body for casual and competitive video gaming in Scotland, has today launched its free National Membership Platform, providing gamers, educators, and families with a dedicated online home. The platform is designed to bring players of all ages and levels together, creating a safe, welcoming space for the country’s growing gaming scene. …
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Edinburgh’s iconic Murrayfield Stadium is set to host PHASE 25, a major new conference focused on the dynamic intersection of esports, education, and industry, taking place on Saturday, 26th September 2026 - with a 25% discount on offer to SGN readers. Organised by our friends at eRena, the full-day conference will bring together leading voices …
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have announced that they are developing a new HNC qualification in Esports and are seeking support from sector experts to help shape its creation. This is a significant and welcome development for the rapidly growing esports ecosystem in Scotland. The creation of a formal Higher …
A new esports and gaming event, PHASE 2025, is set to launch at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium this September, hosting the first-ever Scottish Schools Rocket League Challenge invitational. The initiative, created by eRena Sports, aims to celebrate the synergy between education, industry, and esports, beginning with regional qualifiers for secondary school students in the Scottish Borders …
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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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Scottish Borders – A groundbreaking Esports development event took place last week, attracting over 100 pupils from secondary schools across the region. The event, a collaborative effort between Borders College, Scottish Borders Council, DYW Borders, and South of Scotland Enterprise, aimed to spark young minds and ignite a passion for Esports and the wider creative …
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What is Esports? Scottish Esports, in partnership with the University of the West of Scotland, is holding the inaugural Scottish Esports in Education Mini-Conference 2024 (#SEEMC2024). This new annual event plans to establish a new network of esports and games educators from across Scotland sharing best practice and understanding of the role competitive video games …
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Scottish Esports a new Community Interest Company (CIC) has launched as the national body dedicated to the growth and development of competitive videogaming in Scotland. The organisation says it will focus on supporting everyone from casual gamers to esports players competing in teams and the wider gaming community. Standards & Integrity The Scottish Esports team …
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Big news from the games world as Esports Scotland merges with eRena Sports, a company spearheaded by David Hamilton, the co-founder of Digital Goldfish and Executive Vice President of Ninja Kiwi. The expanded entity, operating under the eRena Sports brand, aims to establish a dominant presence in both grassroots and professional esports in Scotland and …
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