Many years ago, when mobile entertainment was something unknown and terrifying, a new organisation set out to prove to the world that mobile technology could be a viable platform for entertainment. Of course, in the days before iOS, Android and the App Stores, this was a challenge. Many people thought mobile phones would never become …
OUT NOW – Ancient Battle: Rome, New For iOS
Hunted Cow's prodigious output of strategy games for Apple iOS continues with the company's latest release, Ancient Battle: Rome. This is the fourth historical strategy title to be published by Hunted Cow for iOS. Developed by strategy experts HexWar, including the winner of the Ancients competition at the World Wargaming Championships . HexWar has previously …
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Canongate’s Future 40
Literary publisher Canongate has announced The Future 40, a list of 40 Scottish storytellers it believes will dominate the next 40 years of creative life in the country. The independent publisher teamed up with The Skinny magazine to create The Future 40, celebrating the company's own 40th birthday. Creative organisations and individuals from across Scotland were invited to submit …
TIGA Extends Awards Deadlines For Awards Entry
TIGA has extended the entry period for the organisation's 2013 awards. The new deadline for entries is now midnight on Monday 30th of September 2013. There are multiple categories in the awards, for members and non-members alike. There are also multiple awards with two trophies, recognising both large, experienced studios and smaller, indie developers. Entry …
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Outplay’s Bubble Blaze Hits Korean Market Via Kakao Talk
Outplay Entertainment's Bubble Blaze has become one of the first western games to be released on the hugely popular Korean messaging platform, Kakao Talk, which boasts a user base of over 100 million users. Outplay has modified the game to appeal to the advanced Korean market and has worked extensively with Kakao, to ensure the …
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Ludometrics Gridlocks Ouya
Ludometrics, the Glasgow-based studio behind titles including Bips, Pet Store Panic and Matching Set, has released its latest title - Gridlock - for the controversial OUYA console.Gridlock is an arena-based shoot-em-up in which the player takes charge of four (4) turrets. The goal of the game is to vaporise and pulverise a series of abstract …
Unity set to showcase gaming tiles with Unity Games publishing arm
Announcing a new publishing arm, Unity Games, from the stage of Unite 2013 in Vancouver today, Unity CEO David Helgason is positioning the company as the multi-platform option of choice for developers. Providing their own publishing arm to showcase the best of breed gaming titles which use Unity. While Android and iOS fans continue to …
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4J Studios Bringing Minecraft To Sony Platforms
There's been a lot of news coming out of GamesCom in Cologne over the last few days. One of the announcements which is likely to cause the most excitement is the fact that Minecraft is heading for the Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 - as a launch title - and Vita. This was confirmed by …
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Dare To Be Digital – The Indie Conference – Day 2
Day two of the Dare 2013 indie festival took place on Friday 9th August. The theme of Convergence carried over from the previous day with an equally eclectic line-up of speakers and panels, examining issues around the ongoing evolution of the games industry. Like day one of the conference, there were some truly inspiring speakers …
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China – UK Games Wanted
Following the trade delegation to China Joy in July, the team at Scottish Development International have passed on details of an official request from 'one of Asia's largest social gaming companies'. This company is: looking for game developers from the UK who are interested in publishing high quality game products in China and to enter to …