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 …
World Exclusive – Cobra’s Super Secret New Game – iBomber Defense Pacific
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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Coming Soon – Gears Of Glory
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 …
Now Hiring – One Thumb Mobile
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 …
Cobra Tantalises With Coming Soon Creative
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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Data Driven Analytics – What Social Games Do
The team at Huzutech in Glasgow posted a fascinating piece on the use of data analysis and metrics in the social gaming space on their blog last week. We checked it was OK to re-post the piece here and present, for your pleasure and delight, Huzutech on social gaming and designing by data analysis... You …
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Tag’s Funpark Friends Nominated In International Mobile Games Awards
Tag's first title for its casual/social TagPlay label, Funpark Friends, has been nominated in the Best Social Games category in the 2012 International Mobile Games Awards, which are announced that the Mobile World Congress, which takes place in Barcelona at the end of February. Congratulations to the team and we'll all keep our fingers crossed …
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Abertay Students Bag Big Bada Boom!
A team from Dundee's Abertay University has picked up first prize in the Samsung bada Student Developer Challenge. The competition challenged teams of students to create new games for Samsung's app store - starting with a gruelling 24 hour game jam. Tom DeMajo, Erin Michno and Ian Reynolds, collectively known as Quartic Llama, built Moeba, …
Quarrel Vs The Games Industry.
Reproduced in whole, thanks to it being pretty much awesome. A celebration and a challenge. After the entire games industry told Denki that Quarrel wouldn't work on console - can we make it a hit? They deserve it, it's a damn fine game. Throw your weight behind this, please. Buy it, share it, tell people …
Out Now – Guinness Word Records 2012 – Gamers Edition
The 2012 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition has just been released and this year several members of official Scottishgames.net chums, Glasgow-based Ready Up were commissioned by Guinness as consultants. Dan Bendon researched and penned the Fighting game section, while Kirsten Kearney covered shooters and John Brown took on the Driving games section. According to Dan, …
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