The latest update for online Cops & Robbers crimefest, APB: Reloaded was uploaded over the weekend, adding new content, items and activities to the MMO. A new Joker distribution centre has been added to the game, while entirely new activities (and levels of activities) have been added to the game's Fight Club mode, giving players …
Edinburgh Interactive Festival Programme
The final line-up for the 2012, tenth anniversary Edinburgh Interactive Festival has been announced. It's a who's-who of significant industry experts and innovative interactive loveliness. This year's keynote speaker is Seamus Blackley, who's looking into “The Future of Fun”. This promises to be an informative and insightful discourse regarding the future we are launched into, by …
Post Core?
Denki's Managing Director, Colin Anderson has been busy. He's posted a new blog on GamaSutra, outlining the company's plans and focus for the future. Not surprisingly, it's something a little unusual. Well, it's Denki. You'd be disappointed if it was first-person-shooters and bubble bursting games, right? Colin introduces the idea of 'post core' games. Post …
BAFTA Scotland Awards 2012 – Call For Entries
The BAFTA In Scotland awards for 2012 are now open for entries. The games category is open to ALL games, created in Scotland, or by Scottish developers. The games award covers ALL platforms from Triple A console titles, through to free-to-play social titles. The most important criteria is that the game is publicly available. So, …
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Custom Sonic Logos – New From Euphonious
Like the cat flap, onions and gravity, the greatest inventions are simple and obvious once you see them. 'Why?' you wonder, 'didn't I think of that first?' Chances are you were tagging chums on Facebook, or queuing for chips. Thankfully however, there are clever, creative people out there who are making these obvious things real …
Make Games, Get Paid, Have Fun…
So no one's hiring? If you are, but have so far neglected to tell me. Please do. JOBS page updated for the start of next week... Also wanted: editorial. Got something to say? Want to tell the industry? We need some editorial opinion. Get in touch.
Thar’ll Be Dragons – Sexy Violent Dragons
The 2012 Edinburgh Interactive Festival has been notable thus far for the stealthy nature of its programming. There are wonderful things happening, but they've chosen not to share them with you until they've been buffed to a mirror sheen and had extra special sprinkles added. Now that glamour, and zest has been finalised and the …
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BBC In Dundee – Games Special
For a recent episode of Show Me The Money, the BBC sent reporter the excellently-named-for-a-lead-action-hero, Jack Garland to Dundee to ponder the ongoing evolution of the games sector. Mr Garland mentions the collapse of RTW (again), before moving thoughtfully onwards to the rise of casual, social and mobile gaming. Digital Goldfish are shown, strolling, like …
BAFTA In Scotland Needs YOU
Regular readers of industry bible, Scottishgames.net will know that we're fans of BAFTA In Scotland. They're a good bunch, who do much to support the screen industries in Scotland and who are genuinely trying to incorporate more interactive and games content into their programme, as well as building up membership in the games sector. Membership …
Matching Set – Out Now For iOS
By the snuffly snout of Anubis! There's a new game out for iPhone, iPad and iPod, from the team at Ludometrics. Matching Set is not only an invocation to the Egyptian pantheon of deities, but also challenges players to match pairs of tiles and remove them from the playing board, like the mighty Sphinx removed …