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 →
Data is the foundation of any successful strategy. When I wrote the Level Up Scotland Games Action Plan, it was built on 1,000 data points collected over 22 workshops because I knew that without hard evidence, our industry remains invisible to policymakers. Today, I am asking for your help to sharpen that evidence by supporting... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Games Network is calling on the community to support a unique crowdfunding campaign forAdam Clarke, an Orkney-based game developer who has secured a place in the Scottish Games Developers Association (SGDA) Accelerator Programme. While earning a spot in the prestigious accelerator is a huge win for the developer and a testament to the... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Games Network Ltd., in partnership with the University of Glasgow’s Games & Gaming Lab (UofGGamesLab) and the Scottish Games Education Network (SGEN), is thrilled to announce the inaugural Hello World! Scottish Students Startup Summit, addressing a key question facing all young innovators: “Is starting my own games business in Scotland right for me?”... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Games Education Symposium (SGES) a partnership between Scottish Games Education Network and The Scottish Games Network, is thrilled to announce the date, location, and focus of its highly anticipated 2025 event. Taking place on November 19, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 4 PM, the symposium will be sponsored and hosted by West College... Continue Reading →
Let’s be honest. For many of us in the videogames 'industry' - the developers, the studios, the publishers - esports can often feel like a different world. It’s a scene we associate with elite professional players, massive prize pools, and competitive, multiplayer-only titles. Unless you’re making the next Valorant or League of Legends, it’s easy... Continue Reading →
The Scottish Game Developers Association (SGDA) has opened applications for a major new initiative aimed at fostering the next generation of games industry leaders: the SGDA Games Accelerator. Funded by the Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund, the accelerator is Scotland’s first dedicated business development programme for the games sector. It offers a free, intensive series of... Continue Reading →
The Tranzfuser 2025 programme has opened applications, marking its tenth year of supporting graduate game developers. Tranzfuser offers entrepreneurial graduate game developers the chance to develop their skills and work towards building a sustainable indie development career. The programme, which runs through the summer, provides UK-based teams with the opportunity to build their game and... Continue Reading →
Games Skills Survey! In a groundbreaking move to understand the key challenges facing the Scottish games ecosystem, Skills Development Scotland has worked with the Scottish Games Network to launch the first-ever research project into the skills landscape across the sector. This vital initiative, conducted by independent research agency EKOS, supported by the Scottish Games Network,... Continue Reading →
Games businesses in Scotland - do you want to add a highly trained graduate or master's level talent to your team for up to three months - with their wages fully covered? The Into Games Boost Programme is coming to the UK in mid-2025, offering an incredible opportunity to boost your studio's productivity while contributing... Continue Reading →
