Build A Rocket Boy Raises $110 Million

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Funding round, led by RedBird Capital Partners, will support Build A Rocket Boy’s commercialisation as it launches its immersive gaming platform EVERYWHERE and AAA game MindsEye. Build A Rocket Boy, the Edinburgh-headquartered games studio founded by Leslie Benzies, has secured over $110 million in a series D funding round. The new capital will enable Build A …

Fashion Revolution! Scotland’s Devs, Unite for Sustainable Style

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Imagine a world where your next virtual outfit is a statement for the planet, where ethical threads weave a narrative of change, and where fashion takes centre stage in the fight for a greener future. This isn't a utopian fantasy; it's the battle cry of the Interactive Futures Sustainable Fashion Challenge, and Scotland's game developers …

Biome Collective Grant Applications Open

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Applications are now open for the Biome Collective Grant for Digital Creatives. These are no-strings-attached grants of £500 aimed at supporting individual Scotland-based digital creatives from under-represented or marginalised backgrounds. Applications use a simple online form to capture basic details about you, your practice and the help you need. The deadline for applications is Friday …

OUT NOW: Super Stretchy Chicken Legs

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Super Stretchy Chicken Legs a brand new puzzle-based platformer from Stirling-based Ping Creates is OUT NOW for iOS and Android.

Creative Scotland Pledges £50K To Back Scottish Creators On Kickstarter

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Creative Scotland Pledges £50K To Back Scottish Developers, Artists and Creators on Kickstarter

Scottish Games Studio Raises Six-Figure Investment

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Dundee-based indie game studio Astrodreamer has secured six-figure to enable it to begin full production of it's first original title.

Scottish Companies Claim Share of £8 Million in Round 9 of UK Games Fund

The Dundee-based UK Games Fund has just announced the studios which will be receiving a share of the funding offered by round 9 of their process. Seventeen companies in total have made the list, which includes game developers and game-adjacent companies from across Scotland, England and Wales. Booster Pack Each of the 17 companies, who …

Scottish Edge Funding Competition – Last Call For Entries

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Last call for entries for Scottish Edge Round 20: Small businesses in Scotland have until August 23rd to apply for up to £100,000 in funding.

UK Games Fund Round Nine – Applications OPEN

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Applications have opened for the UK Games Fund Round Nine, which offer grants of up to £25,000 to established indie developers across the UK.

Firestoke Funding: $2.2m Seed Funding Round Led by Hiro Capital

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Firestoke Funding: The new Scottish indie publisher, founded by Paul Farley, has raised £2.2M in a seed funding round led by Hiro Capital.