A consortium of four technology companies - including Codeplay in Edinburgh - and two universities, has been awarded a grant of 2.9 million Euros, from the EU. The money will be used for research into the next generation of hardware for video games consoles. The consortium is comprised of four companies - Codeplay, Cambridge-based Geomerics, AI …
Cobra’s Storm In A Teacup Hits The ROKU
Cobra's Storm In A Teacup, which offers players the chance to fly a tiny boy-toting teacup through a dreamlike world of wonder, is now out on a brand new platform. The Roku is a streaming media player, which is available primarily in North America. It offers a range of streaming content, including the …
Playwrights’ Studio Scotland – 360 Narratives
Scotland's Playwrights' Studio has created the 360 Narratives course, to offer writers the opportunity to learn about and experience other forms of writing. Working in teams, writers and narrative creators from different fields will collaborate to create story worlds that can be exploited across a variety of media by looking at how to develop ideas …
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Abertay Prototype Fund Invests £225,000 In New Games Companies
The prototype fund, which is administered by the University of Abertay Dundee has announced that nine new games companies have received investments of £25,000 each. 47 companies applied for investment from the most recent round of funding from the £5M prototype fund. The nine companies chosen were assessed on their business potential. Applications are also …
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GTA V Announced
Rockstar Games has announced that first information about the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto 5 (a trailer), will be released on the 2nd of November. You can find the official page over on the Rockstar Games website.
Scottishgames.net – All New JOBS PAGE
It's taken a little while longer than planned, but we're thrilled, delighted and generally chuffed to announce the launch of the brand new Scottishgames.net JOBS PAGE. Sure, it's a little rough and ready at the moment, but it's heading in the right direction. Pulling together ALL of the games, interactive and digital media related roles …
Funpark Friends – New From Tag Play
It's a busy week for releases. Hot on the heels of their move into new (larger) office premises Tag Games has released the first title from their new original games label, Tag Play. Funpark Friends is an original new game for iPhone and iPad in which players must create and manage their own theme park. …
Legend Of The FISH OF FURY – New From T-Enterprise
Despite being one of the country's more prolific studios, we've not heard a huge amount from Glasgow's T-Enterprise in the last few months. We're guilty of not covering absolutely everything (since this day job doesn't half get in the way of covering everything you lovely people get up to). So it's extra DOUBLE awesome to …
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The Grapple Game
Wrestling Manager is the inaugural game from new development studio Serious Parody. Offering players the chance to take charge of a variety of oiled beefcake (of all sexes, races, creeds and abilities) and get them to the top of the belt-owning, ass-kicking and cross-buttocked tree, where they can sneer and threaten to 'rip a new …
Games Unpacked – New Development Tool For Kids – From Abertay & BAFTA – Using UNITY
As the information-dense headline might imply, there's a new game development tool on the block. Aimed at a teenage audience Games Unpacked has been created by the University of Abertay, in conjunction with BAFTA, as part of the Young Game Designers competition. Games Unpacked has been built using Unity 3D and provides a framework for …