Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
As the headline suggests, the Xbox 360 version of indie sensation Minecraft has been doing rather well. Microsoft announced at the end of the week that the game had broken existing sales records for first day sales. While no figures have been announced, the game was apparently making profit within the first hour of release, …
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The team at Denki have released a filthy teasing hint that they're working on their next new game. Following the success of Quarrel on iOS and Xbox Live, Denki's next move has been the subject of intense speculation in and around the digital media and interactive industries globally. Now, the first tiny wisps of insubstantial …
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We're aware that Minecraft was intelligently designed, by the Mojang hero team and has its roots very firmly in Sweden. However, today saw the release of Minecraft for the Xbox 360, created by the team at 4J Studios' development office in East Linton (for our readers in Dundee - that's NOT where you live...) If …
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Did you know that Scottishgames was originally started in 2005 as a Yahoo Group? That didn't work. It required people to get involved and contribute. So in 2006, your editor took the decision to start a blog. At that time, TypePad was a decent choice and allowed sophisticated content like words and pictures to be …
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There's a new hedgehog on the block, which could mean Sonic's days as a highly overrated platform star, may be numbered. Thor is the star of a new Android game from the team at Glovik games, in Edinburgh. A physics-based puzzle/platformer, players must use Thor's body of ultimate sharpness to pierce objects, burst things and …
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You've done GDC. You're a veteran of E3 (and remember fondly its days in Atlanta). You've done GamesCom, EIF and even Game In Scotland. You are, in short a global organisation in good standing. Now it's time to take things to a whole new market. China Joy is the leading games event for the rapidly evolving …
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Originally released on 23/04/1982, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum was arguably (very arguably) the machine which inspired the home computer revolution in the UK and inspired a generation of owners to start making games. Even Google is getting in on the act with a clever dual Google Doodle, celebrating St George's Day, PLUS the far more …
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Pixels on Toast is the development studio set up by games genius Kevin Ng. Based in Edinburgh, Pixels On Toast is the studio behind games including Kick Flick Football, the forthcoming Food Run and the newly released Word Crasher. Or indeed the newly enhanced version for the latest iPad - Word Crasher Blitz. Billed as …
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This is a guest editorial from long-standing friend of scottishgames.net Phil Harris... “What is Conpulsion?”, I hear you cry? Well let’s answer you all then. Conpulsion is Scotland’s Premier Gaming Convention. We bring people from all walks of gaming together with roleplaying, board games, wargames, card games and, introduced last year, video games all featured at the …