Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Denki has been a little quiet since the release of Quarrel on Xbox Live. The company has been up to *something*, but nobody has really been sure what it is... At yesterday's Turing Festival gaming futures event, Managing Director Colin Anderson revealed exactly what the company has been up to. Denki is working with browser-based …
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Who need lunch, as we take you into the afternoon. Getting Above the Noise With more than 500,000 games and applications on Android, iPhone and other devices, players and developers both need a way to find each other. You’ll meet three companies; GREE, Flurry, and Tapjoy, who are creating global networks and tools for …
The latest update for online Cops & Robbers crimefest, APB: Reloaded was uploaded over the weekend, adding new content, items and activities to the MMO. A new Joker distribution centre has been added to the game, while entirely new activities (and levels of activities) have been added to the game's Fight Club mode, giving players …
Urban Airship, the US company which provides mobile push messaging services, and Scotland's predictive analytics specialist GamesAnalytics, have announced a strategic partnership that should help games developers reach out and contact their users in new ways. The specialism and skills in this partnership should allow greater engagement with games and allow developers/publishers to identify and …
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Reloaded Games, the company behind the release of APB Reloaded has a whole chunk of news to announce today... First of all, the company has completed its merger with K2 Networks, with the new organisation focused behind the Reloaded Games brand. The development division will stay as Reloaded Productions, while the consumer site retains the …
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Virtual worlds company Huzutech, has signed a deal with US-based Little Airplane to develop an avatar creator for the company's popular Small Potatoes brand. If you're unfamiliar with Small Potatoes, it's a kids TV show in which four singing potatoes travel the world, making friends, making music and living the dream, man. Like Bon Jovi, …
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Following hot on the heels of the excellent interview with Reloaded Productions, the mighty VentureBeat has now covered Euphonious' new AudioSkins idea for Sonic Logos... Scottishgames.net even gets a tip of the hat as the source. We're very proud.
VentureBeat is rapidly becoming one of the most significant news channels for the games industry. It's not just funding, deals and finance, it now covers industry news from all areas of the rapidly evolving games world. The publication posted an interview with the team at Reloaded Productions over the weekend, in which GM Michael Boniface, …
The videogames sector has given rise to many well loved characters. From Mario and Sonic to Solid Snake, Lara Craft and that lady from Mass Effect , the industry is replete with memorable and unique personalities. However, you rarely get to play as dead genius composers, locked in mortal combat with your peers. Thankfully Wigs …
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Alongside the website (www.scottishgames.net), Scottishgames is now comprised of a Facebook group, LinkedIn group, Twitter feed, RSS feed(s) and daily e-mail update. On Facebook there are over 600 members, participating and doing everything from sharing news, starting debates and announcing releases. LinkedIn is for more serious debate, job listings, questions, discussion and criticism. Twitter reflects …