Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Showcasing Scotland's Games community: Earlier this month, I announced the new vision for the Scottish Games Network: to evolve from a news site into a dynamic, multi-platform media hub for our entire ecosystem. The response has been fantastic, and the next crucial step is to open up the platform to the most important voices across …
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In August 2023 Edinburgh-based Keelworks released its critically-acclaimed debut title, CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, described as: "A frantic, chaotic, visually splendid shooter that plays like it came from the mid-’90s." Scottish Games Network sat down with Meher Kalenderian, the co-founder and CEO of Keelworks to talk about the founding of the studio, the genesis of …
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Consumer games site Gamerhub and the Scottish Games Network have partnered to showcase and promote Scottish Games to gamers worldwide.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) in partnership with Edinburgh University are conducting a study to "Drive forward change" for women working in the media. This survey, commissioned by Engender Scotland and Gender Equal Media Scotland (GEMS), asks women in the arts, who are based in Scotland to share their experiences. The project aims to find obstacles …
The last time Scotland's videogames industry had any sort of national profile in MCV, the industry trade journal, it was 2011/12. That's a long time ago - especially in a sector which moves as quickly and evolves so rapidly as gaming. At that point Realtime Worlds was still the talk of the town, Outplay was …
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The Scottish Games Network loves trying new ways to engage with the gaming community and spread the word about games in Scotland. That's why we're trying our hand at video production through our new SGN YouTube Channel! The idea behind this channel is to promote Scottish game development, inform you about the industry, start interesting …
The Computer Games Journal is expanding Editorial Board as the journal reaches its 10th year of publication. Applicants from multiple disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Dave Jones, founder of DMA Design and the man behind games including Grand Theft Auto, Lemmings and Tanktics has been named number one, in the Herald's list of 50 Scots who changed the world.
Tony Gowland, the man behind Ant Workshop spoke to Gamesindustry.biz about accessibility and 'easiness'
Illustration for LIGHT BYTES an event for Creative Edinburgh and Creative Scotland by Want Some StudioCreative Edinburgh, Creative Dundee and We Throw Switches are joining forces to run three informal mixer events called Light Bytes. These will include networking, micro talks, panel discussion and the opportunity to play with technology. The project was initiated by …
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