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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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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We have to thank the team at Neil Castle for their wonderful new banner. It's the first unashamedly personal banner we've had for a while and it's nice to be able to support the indies out there. Thank you Neil, it reminds us of something, but we can't quite put our finger on it. You …
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 …
The Courier is reporting that Dundee's Seabraes Yards, the digital media hub of the city, with commanding views over the Tay bridges, and err, Tesco, may be getting a 'container city' aimed at giving start-up companies low cost office space. The number of freelancers, indie studios and start ups is growing rapidly and Dundee has …
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 …
The Scottish Games Jam is the local outpost of the massive Global Game Jam - an annual competition which challenges teams to build an original new game in only 48 hours. Organised by the Independent Game Developers Association, the global games jam has run since 2008. Last year, the jam attracted over 6,500 competitors, in …
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Lucky Frame's quirky and deeply cool Pugs Luv Beats has been nominated in the Independent Games Festival's 'Excellence In Audio' award category. The IGF is the world's leading indie games competition. It runs alongside the prestigious Game Developers Conference, which takes place in San Francisco in early March. All of the finalists will have their …