The closing date for applications for the first ever BAFTA CREW Games programme closes on Monday 17th of November. You should be a part of it. It's open to anyone who's worked in the games sector for two years and is offering a bespoke, custom built programme of masterclasses, workshops, seminars, networking events and video …
GDC 2015 – Companies Wanted
Posted on behalf of Scottish Development International... The 2015 Game Developer Conference (GDC) takes place in San Francisco. The event runs from Monday 2 March to Friday 6 March – the Scottish pavilion will be open for business in the exhibition area from Wednesday 4 March to Friday 6 March. We hope to attract between …
IGDA Scotland Board Election – Nominations Now Open
Elections are now open for the IGDA Scotland board of directors. The elections allow IGDA Scotland members to choose its next board, or even nominate themselves. To stand for election, you must be a professional IGDA member in good standing and agree to be bound by the chapter bylaws. Nominations must be in by 23:59 on …
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Scotland Says No
This is very simple. The video games industry should be and must be a safe and inclusive place for every participant, regardless of gender, sexuality, ethnic or social background. This is includes developers, publishers, journalists, anyone working within the games industry and extends all the way to players themselves. Bullying, harassment, abuse and threats of …
Video Games Live – Coming To Scotland
Video Games Live, the amazing orchestral performance which marries music from games with a live concert performance from a full orchestra and choir is coming back to Scotland, for the first time in over five years. If you've not seen Video Games Live before, this could be your chance. Created by Tommy Talarico and Jack Wall, the concert …
Andrew MacDonald Becomes New Chair of IGDA Scotland
IGDA Scotland has announced that Andrew MacDonald, the organisation's current secretary has been appointed as the new chair. This follows the news that Luke Dicken, the chair since November 2014 - and IGDA global board member for the last three years, is stepping down. Andrew has been working hard behind the scenes for the last …
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Ex Rockstar Audio Staff Form Solid Audioworks
Two audio experts from Rockstar North have left the company to form a new company Solid Audioworks based in Edinburgh. Solid offers all aspects of audio production and creation to companies working in the creative sector, specialising in games and film. The company has been created by Craig Connor, Rockstar North's former Music Director and Will Morton former Dialogue Supervisor and …
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Kobojo Unveils ZODIAC At Tokyo Games Show
http://youtu.be/k7CzbkJhcrs Kobojo, the new Dundee studio which was revealed a few weeks ago is today giving the world a glimpse of the new game it's working on, at the Tokyo Game Show. Details are currently few and far between, but what we do know is that the game will be called Zodiac and according to the game's …
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OUT NOW – Sky Patrol
Dundee's Beartrap Games has released its first original new title. Sky Patrol is now live and exclusive on Windows Phone. Sky Patrol is an action-packed strategic shooter that puts planes in your pocket. The game features 50 explosive levels, masses of offensive, defensive and entirely destructive weapons and 'strategic weapon deployment and path creation' though …
Introducing Kobojo
There's a new studio in Dundee. For several months now, rumours of Studio X - a new developer, who would be recruiting and working on a game so secret that even GCHQ and the NSA had only a vague idea of it's key parameters. The new studio is now a reality. Kobojo is a French …