Go North, Play Games…
June 4th marks the start of the 2014 Go North festival in Inverness. Go North celebrates all aspects of the cultural and creative arts and includes film, music, literature and a growing number of games. For …
Introducing… The First Storyworld Jam
On Friday 4th – Sunday 6th July at Abertay Univerity’s Hannah Maclure Centrea brand new ‘jam’ will be held. Rather than the increasingly common 48 competition in which multiple games are created, this jam is centred around …
Fly High And Huggy – Chunk Working With BBC On First Cross-Channel Game
The BBC has announced its first ever cross-channel game, Fly-High And Huggy for CBBC and CBeebies. The games will be available across PC, mobile and tablet. This is the BBC’s first brand designed to appeal to …
Request From SDI
Received from Scottish Development International: Cartoon Network, part of Turner Broadcasting, is a popular cable channel that reaches more than 99 million US households with animated programming targeting kids and young adults . Some popular …
BAFTA Breakthrough Brits – Apply Now!
Game developers, BAFTA wants you. Breakthrough Brits is a brand new competition which is open to people working in the UK’s screen industries. Including games. According to BAFTA: The Academy is looking for exceptional individuals …
Lub Vs Dub Wins BAFTA New Talent Award
The BAFTA New Talent awards is an annual competition for people who have just begun their careers in the screen industries, or who have released their first work. The competition is open to students, graduates …
BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards Nominees Announced
BAFTA Scotland’s New Talent awards is an annual competition which recognises work from students, or those just entering the film, television and games industries. The competition has categories for actors, animators, sound designers, writers, directors, …
Rockstar Games To Receive BAFTA Fellowship
Following the unprecedented award of a collective Outstanding Achievement award to Rockstar North at the BAFTA Scotland awards, Rockstar as a whole is to receive a BAFTA Fellowship at this year’s Games Awards ceremony. The …
Scottish Games Network – An Introduction
In September last year I announced to the world that the Scottish Games Network was moving from a grass roots community to becoming something far more strategic and full time. I may even have used …
BAFTA Scotland – New Talent Awards – Call For Entries
The call has gone out for entries for the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards. This is a competition exclusive to Scotland, which is open to new creators and practitioners – students, new teams, start-up companies …