The Scottish Games Network has announced that founder and CEO Brian Baglow will speak at Web Summit 2026 in Lisbon next week, alongside the legendary DMA Design founder and CEO Dave Jones, and Claudio Telo Pestana, the head of Portugal's eBames Lab Consortium, to advocate for the transformative value of game design talent across the... Continue Reading →
You can always sense the mood of a room by how people take their seats. Usually, at an afternoon industry event, you spend the first twenty minutes herding people away from the coffee, waiting for the earnest conversation to subside, and coaxing the back three rows forward into the seats at the front. Last Thursday... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Games Network and the Edinburgh branch of the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, have announced a special joint session exploring how game design methodologies, behavioural loops, and playful thinking are transforming financial services and digital engagement. Titled: More Than Games: Reimagining the Future of Financial Engagement, the event takes place on Wednesday... Continue Reading →
When it comes to videogames, Scotland has a lot to be proud of. From the early success of titles like Lemmings and GTA, to the recently released Silent Hill: Townfall and the ongoing juggernaut which is Minecraft, the consumer games market is getting more visibility than ever - and that's before GTA6 is released. Yet,... Continue Reading →
For years, Scotland’s economic strategy for innovation has suffered from tidy, bureaucratic categorisation. On one side of the corridor, you have 'Tech' - enterprise software, fintech, data, cyber, AI platforms, scale-ups, and data infrastructure. On the other side sits the 'Creative Industries' - screen, theatre, music, design, games, performing arts and cultural festivals. Each has... Continue Reading →
The University of St Andrews has announced a special games-focused enterprise session as part of its annual Innovation Week, featuring Scottish Games Network CEO Brian Baglow (me!) alongside industry legend Carol Clark, Chief Operating Officer at Pocket Sized Hands and Honorary Professor in Practice at the University of Dundee. Hosted by the EdenTay Founders Community... Continue Reading →
We’re looking for game developers and creators working on projects outside the consumer games market. Video games are no longer confined to entertainment. Around the world, the underlying toolsets, workflows, and philosophies of game design – from real-time 3D simulation and virtual production to behavioural systems and playful interaction design – are transforming industries including... Continue Reading →
Develop: Brighton in a baking July is less of a conference and more of a multi-day endurance sport with more than games on offer.Having navigated this particular marathon for around twenty years now, I arrived prepared. The survival toolkit this year was simple: a ludicrous amount of Factor 50, a variety of killer shirts (shout... Continue Reading →
The global games market in 2026 is more crowded, volatile, and competitive than ever before. For independent studios and established developers alike, relying solely on consumer retail success is becoming an ever-riskier strategy. That is why I am headed to Brighton this July to deliver a session on how developers can unlock entirely new, sustainable... Continue Reading →
Biome Collective and Arcadia present Big Telly Jam at CoSTAR’s Realtime Lab The CoSTAR Realtime Lab at Water’s Edge is set to host a transformative one-day workshop on 6 May 2026, as Biome Collective and Arcadia join forces for the Big Telly Jam. Supported by Creative Scotland, the event is designed to dismantle the silos... Continue Reading →
