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It Was 20 Years Ago Today…
UPDATED - Now with extra added news coverage! (See below) It's actually twenty years ago come Monday, the 14th, but LEMMINGS, one of the first truly international superstar smashes of the home computer era is 20 years old. Created, nurtured, ported and developed in Dundee by DMA Design back in 1991, the game has gone …
Outplay – New Games Publisher Launches
Outplay Entertainment, a new videogames publisher focusing on social networks and smartphones launched today. The company will be headquartered in Dundee, with details of premises expected within the next several weeks. Outplay is already actively recruiting and is working with Glasgow gaming recruitment experts Specialmove to find talented, passionate and enthusiastic people to join them. …
Game To Learn – Scotland’s Largest Games Based Learning Event – March 17th-19th
Readers of this blog, as clever and pretty as they undoubtedly are, may not have come across the Consolarium before. Describing itself as the 'Scottish Centre For Games & Learning', the Consolarium uses commercially available games - hardware and titles - within classrooms. Side stepping the serious games sector and instead looking at how to …
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Global Game Jam – Underway And Winning…
The Scottish arm of the global games jam is GO. And is... progressing? Keep up to date with the latest from the competition here.
Tiger Games Releases Denki Blocks! For PSP In Europe
Tiger Games, the development studio created by Jamie Bryan (DMA, VIS, Tag) and Graeme Laws (DMA, DC, Denki and many more as a freelance) has just released a brand new version of Denki Blocks! for PSP through the PlayStation network in Europe. Promising over a hundred new levels, revised and refined controls, unlockable secrets and …
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FPS Trainer Heading For First 10,000 Users
Online games coaching FPS Trainer is heading for 10,000 users, just in time for its live tournament at the end of this week, at the Glasgow arm of the Global Games Jam (you may have noticed their lovely banner gracing the site this week...) The company is offering a prize for the 10,000th registered use, …
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Dare to be Digital 2011 – Open For Entries
The 2011 Dare to be Digital competition is now open for entries. The competition is open to students from any university or college of art, either complete teams of five, or individuals willing to join a team. It's no secret that Scottishgames.net is a HUGE fan of the competition. It's a unique opportunity for teams …
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Tealy & Orangey – dual control puzzle fun – PLAY IT
Tealy & Orangey is a brand new online game from MainlyAboutGames.co.uk, aka Freakyzoid, aka Mr Anthony Gowland. Written in about seven days, as a bit of an exercise to practice Flash and Flixel, Tealy and Orangey is a platformer with a twist. You control two blobs - one teal and one orange (those colours are …
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Architecture & Design In Scotland Seeks Game Designers/Developers
Scottish Architecture & Design is looking for game designers/developers who can help them to create online games for the organisation's website. The designer can be an individual or part of a larger organisation. The only information about the game/s notes: "Content of the games will be developed by A+DS with technical advice from the appointed …
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