All4Games, the new Glasgow-based games publishing arm of Channel 4, is looking for new game ideas and developers. The company is on a UK-wide tour, to introduce itself to the UK's games sector - and it's coming to Scotland. On Friday 20th of November, the All4Games roadshow hits Dundee. Tickets are free, but space is limited, so …
GamesAreForEveryone returns for Volume 3 – and brings along some friends!
GamesAreForEveryone – a night of games and installations, live music, drinks and friendly people - returns to Edinburgh for its third installment next week. Taking place at the city’s Mash House venue on Wednesday 18th November, the evening will see a selection of devs from across Scotland and beyond showcasing their work, with the aim …
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It’s Halo Month On Gamerhub
Heads up, Halo fans. To celebrate the launch of Halo 5: Guardians, the team at XBL Gamerhub are celebrating for a whole month. The community has partnered with Xbox itself to bring weeks of game style goodness to the site. We spoke to Gavin Divers, the CEO of XBL Gamerhub, who told us: We have …
GameCon 2016 – Scotland Gets Another New Games Festival
Typical isn't it? You hang around for a couple of years waiting for someone to organise a games event in Scotland and before you know it, you're knee deep in them. 4TG (4The Gamers) is holding what they hope will be the East of Scotland's largest gaming expo in Aberdeen's Exhibition Centre on the 6th …
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New Scottish Games Event For 2016 – RESONATE Total Gaming
Glasgow-based QD Events has announced that it is planning a major new public-facing games event in summer 2016. Resonate Total Gaming is described as a festival of gaming and e-sports, which will take place at the SECC in Glasgow from the 29th - 31st of July next year. The organisers promise that the festival will …
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GDC 2016 – Sign Up NOW
Ladies and gentlemen, Scottish Development International is looking for developers AND games related companies, to join the Scottish stand at next year's Game Developer Conference. Scottish companies can take advantage of the SDI presence at the show FREE OF CHARGE and trust us, it's very well worth it. You need to register NOW and ensure …
Creative Scotland Researching Scotland’s Games Sector
Creative Scotland, the national agency for the arts, screen and creative industries north of the border is launching a campaign to research and understand the country's video games and interactive sectors more fully. In previous years, the organisation has carried out full sector reviews for film, literature, music, dance, theatre and visual arts. These reviews …
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GamesAreForEveryone Vol.2
Hot on the heels of the first event back in May, GamesAreForEveryone returns to Edinburgh on Thursday 10th September to create a wonderful combination of friendly bar and amazing indie games space! For one night only, city-centre venue The Mash House (www.themashhouse.co.uk) will once-again play host to a selection of playable games, demos and installations by …
EGS PPE + IGDA + DARE = P.A.R.T.Y.
Party time, people. IGDA Scotland, in association with the Edinburgh Game Symposium and with the lovely people at Kobojo paying for the drinks and atmos, present the EGS & IGDA Kick Off Party! It takes place at Cask and Cork in Dundee's 'vibrant' east end (the Seagate to be precise). There will be networking. Local …
Edinburgh Games Symposium – ProtoPlay Edition
Heads up, folks. The 2015 http://www.edingame.com/ takes place on Wednesday and Thursday next week. The symposium's rather awesome (and unique) mix of panels, speakers, music, performance, concerts, discussion and debate are back, but this year there's a twist... It's in Dundee. Yes, Scotland's throbbing games hub is playing host to the country's most exciting and …
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