Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The chances are that you didn't know the Scottish Games Network, in addition to being your exclusive, comprehensive source for all that is good and true and exciting in the rapidly evolving interactive industry, was also a globally respected house of fashion. The Scottish Games Corner Shop offers a staggering array of fabulous, stylish and …
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On Saturday (and Sunday), BBC Radio Scotland's Business Scotland programme looked at the game industry in Scotland. What is it? Where is it? What does the new tax relief mean for companies creating games north of the border? The programme features several well known MD's, CEO's and entrepreneurs including Outplay Entertainment's Doug Hare, Ninja Kiwi's …
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Cobra's WWII-themed iBomber series encompasses top-down destruct-em-up games, tower defence games and more recently, a dual-stick shooter. The games are now in limited beta on iOS, PC and Mac, through Valve's digital distribution service Steam. However, not all PC users have been able to play and enjoy the games, since they were not available for …
We've just added a grand total of NINE new jobs to the Scottish Games Network JOBS page this morning. They're all from game developers or technology companies and cover a huge range of roles, across Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh. This is our biggest JOBS update ever - and there are more to come. If you're …
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We're massive fans of companies helping each other out. Everybody wins. So when Dundee's Serious Parody contacted us to ask if we could mention their support of another indie developing a wrestling title, we couldn't very well say no. Here's the official word... Serious Parody today announced that the company are throwing their support behind …
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Edinburgh's Gamevial is a development studio focusing on browser-based gaming. The company is one of the most prolific developers in the country, having created around 100 titles, which can be found and played through the Gamevial website. Gamevial's titles can best be described as 'diverse'. The company has released games including Russia's Army, a multi-player …
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So in the run up to the joy of Christmas and the virtual madness of thousands of new apps, price drops, sales, new handsets, the closure of Open Feint and the many, many days of stress and madness to come, we thought we'd do something lovely for all of the games companies in Scotland. If …
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The Blazing Griffin team's Kickstarter campaign to fund the sequel to The Ship, has been revamped, updated and improved. While we loved the performances and production values of the original video on the popular crowd-funding site, many people expressed concern that it didn't feature enough information about the game, the studio, the project, or indeed …
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The Scottish Game Jam is a 48 hour game development marathon which takes place every January, as part of the larger Global Game Jam, which pulls in teams and individuals over over the world, competing to make a new game in only two days. Scotland's Game Jam has taken place in Glasgow Caledonian University for …
Edinburgh's Blazing Griffin studio is creating a sequel to The Ship and is using the brand new UK-friendly version of Kickstarter to fund the game. The Ship: Full Steam Ahead will be a steampunk-themed sequel to the incredibly popular murder-em-up, placing players in a thrilling Victorian environment and allowing them to do one another in …