Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
A proposal for an esports arena in Dundee is causing confusion in the city by registering the company behind it as 'Dundee Arcadia Ltd'. This could prove problematic however, as 'Arcadia' is already an established brand in the games sector, thanks to the annual Arcadia event created and curated by Biome Collective, since 2017. It …
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Esports Scotland, the nation’s premiere esports event organiser and leader in esports education, have announced their partnership with Deep Green, a company that provides high-quality carbon-neutral data centres for green computing. This new partnership will be focused on “helping the Scottish gaming community reduce the carbon footprint of their activities.” Green Machine Esports is a …
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Primary pupils across Angus will be learning more about games and esports thanks to a new programme to introduce them to the opportunties of the interactive future.
Abertay University and Dundee United FC have launched a new esports collaboration for the upcoming E-Scottish Football Cup taking place in May 2021.
Edinbrawl, the annual large-scale fighting games event for Edinburgh, is running its second major tournament this May. Following a hugely successful debut in October last year, the tournament is back for round two, featuring four furious fighting games for competitors to do battle in. Barroom Brawl Edinbrawl is run by the organisers of Rushdown Edinburgh, …
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Nintendo UK have partnered with Digital Schoolhouse to run two new student-focused esports events in 2023: the DSH Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Team Battle, and the Junior Tournament. These events are part of a long-running initiative between the two companies, seeking to engage more school-age children in computing by giving them an idea of the …
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Team Scotland - the country's official esports team - is in Nottingham for the first ever Commonwealth Games esports event
Scotland's first esports summer camp for children takes place in Dundee this July - organised by Dundee & Angus College and Esports Scotland
Esports Scotland wil be selecting the coaches and players for Team Scotland in the Commonwealth Esports Championships in August 2022.
We're sorry to report the death of Scottish esports pioneer Paul McGarrity - astz - who passed away unexpectedly, aged 36.