Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
YoYo's busy and efficient release schedule is back with the company's latest title emerging for both Android and iOS. Froad (is he/she a frog or a toad? We may never know...) In Froad, players are challenged to catch and nom down on tasty, tasty bugs - and avoid yucky horrid bugs, to keep Froad alive. …
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Edinburgh's Games Analytics have signed a deal with Bigpoint, the German-based online games publisher. The deal will integrate Games Analytic's Predict platform into Bigpoint's games. This will allow Bigpoint to analyse and predict user behaviour. They can use this information to enhance the user experience, personalise games and increase retention rates and revenues. Games Analytics …
Everyone's favourite tangerine coloured, mobile game type, non-analogue, low maintenance, pet themed development studio, Digital Goldfish has had quite a good couple of years, thank you. The company's work on the massively popular Bloons franchise has gone from strength to strength, while DG's original content and other branded games have also started to gain traction …
The Courier has helpfully pointed out that several Scottish companies are attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. It just lists the ones from Dundee and Fife however. Outplay, Tag, YoYo and Zendit are all highlighted, though there are 21 Scottish companies attending the event. From The Courier: A contingent of 21 …
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JACKED is the new book from journalist and author David Kushner (Masters Of Doom) looking at the development of the Grand Theft Auto series. Mr Kushner promises to go behind the scenes of the insanely popular series and look at those responsible for making the game happen. We're excited, we won't lie. Not least because …
There's a new team in town - and they're refined, elegant and every inch the sort of gentlemen we need in this hectic, hurly-burly world of videogaming larks. Two Monocle Games is a new studio focusing on the creation of social games for networks including the current market leader, Facebook, as well as up-and-coming …
The team at Cobra teased and tantalised us a couple of weeks ago with some mysterious artwork (as shown above) from a new project they have in production. Scottishgames is very proud to announce, exclusively (seriously. We're the first anywhere) that the artwork in question is for the sequel to Cobra's ridiculously addictive tower defence …
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Gears of Glory: Apex Ace is the brand new, inaugural game from Domipheus Labs (which is a side-project from the rather splendid Colin Riley. Technical gee-whizard and all round good guy). It's a top-down racing game in which perfection and total control is rewarded. The game will feature multiple tracks, achievements and multiplayer options, ensuring every …
We've had a request from the team at One Thumb Mobile, who are looking for a number of staff, to let readers know about the opportunities within the company and what they're up to at the moment. If you've not come across them before, One Thumb Mobile is a leading mobile development studio based in …
Whatever will they think of next? Cobra has started promoting a forthcoming game - BEFORE IT'S EVEN RELEASED! Their so-called promotion will be looked upon by the wider industry with the greatest disapprobation and their concept will be stolen, pirated and released upon the lawless streets of the world before they can draw breath. Will …
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