Santa, the jolly old elf, the spirit of Christmas. Whatever your opinion of the coke-endorsing, child judging, toy distributor, you cannot argue that he works hard. On the holidays too. It's heart warming and deeply impressive that he manages to hit every household in the world (according to religion, income and willingness to conform to …
OUT NOW: Winx Fairy School
The team at Tsumanga have taken the road less travelled when it comes to games. They're working with a third party license, aimed at a younger female audience and featuring fairies. Winx Club is one of the most popular brands in the world for 9-13 year old girls. Created by Rainbow Studios in Italy, the franchise …
Scottish Games Network Partners With Scottish Games Expo
Back in November we reported a new public facing games event being planned for October 2014, in Edinburgh's International Conference Centre. Since then we've met Magdala Media, the company behind the expo a couple of times, to find out their plans for the expo and to see where it fits into Scotland's gaming calendar. The …
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Stormcloud Games Hits Guardian Top 50
The Guardian has published it's list of the top 50 apps of the year, covering lifestyle, entertainment, news, health, games, education and productivity tools. Stormcloud Games first release, Mr Shingu's Paper Zoo managed to hit the top 50, in the kids category, with Stuart Dredge, mobile expert and all round good guy describing it thus: …
Develop’s 30 Under 30 – Scots Galore
Develop magazine has published its annual 30 Under 30, a list of up-and-coming stars in the world of games development. Quite a wide range of Scottish developers made the cut this year and were featured in the list. Step forward and take a bow please: Simon Kilroy, Software Engineer, Ruffian Alex Zeitler, Co-founder and CTO, …
Games For Non-Gamers
Since we're off to Radio Scotland in half an hour to talk games for non-gamers, we thought it would be nice to give them a little list of all the good stuff out there that they can go and play. So here's your official Scottish Games Network list of games for those of you who …
Chunk Reveals New Project For Cbeebies Series
Topsy & Tim: Fun Around The House, Chunk's latest project is out now. The game is based on a brand new TV series for kids, which is in turn based on the well-loved Topsy & Tim books, first released in the 1960s. Chunk worked with Darrall Macqueen, the independent television production company behind the series …
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OUT NOW – Tolva & Ting Games – New From Me & The Giants
The idea of using games technology and gaming experiences for educational purposes is something which has been gaining ground in recent years. The advent of technologies and devices such as tablets, which are 'kid friendly', has created a whole new audience for games. A growing number of developers are recognising this and are creating …
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Scotsman Adds Games Coverage
For the last several years Scotland has suffered from an almost total lack of interest in video games within the mainstream media. Outside the occasional news story from the business desk, there's been little recognition of the video games sector as a viable creative industry, or as a valuable part of the country's economy. Even …
OUT NOW – Mr Shingu’s Paper Halloween
Having helped countless kids make a menagerie of folded paper pets with the aid of Japanese origami sensei Mr Shingu, the team at Stormcloud Games has just launched their follow-up title, just in time for the scary parts of the year. Mr Shingu's Paper Halloween turns the scary knob up to 11, or possibly 13, …