Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
WolfBlood 2: Leader Of The Pack is the latest release from Chunk, the branded game specialists in Glasgow. The game was created in conjunction with the BBC and is based upon and tied into the popular Children's BBC programme of the same name. WolfBlood 2 is an action platform game which ties closely into the …
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This year's Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay featured a two day indie conference, which focused on the issue of convergence - the ongoing overlap between video games and other areas of the arts and media, including film, television, literature and music. This was a bold move from Dare. Convergence is a topic which is normally …
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At 5pm on Sunday the 11th of August, the 2013 Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay event drew to a close. The four day even in central Dundee, pulled in a record breaking crowd of 13,000 players, gamers, developers, designers, stars, ministers, legends and families. Fiona Hyslop, the Cabinet Secretary for Culture & External Affairs opened …
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Kanye West, rapper, entrepreneur, producer, fashion designer and celebrity daddy. The man has single-handedly redefined what it means to be a hip-hop star and fan of breaded, processed fish products. Yet for BLKKK SKKKN HEAD, the latest single from his Yeezus album, Kanye reached out for help to make the disturbing new monochrome, animated video. Edinburgh's …
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Cross Creative is one of those amazing, unique and pioneering projects that you can't quite believe exists. It's supported by several major organisations including Channel 4, Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise and over the last several years, it has included participants from many of the country's leading game developers, animators, technology companies and creative studios. …
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We've been asked to post this on behalf on PACT... Are you interested in attending MIPCOM 2013 with the UK Indies? We have good news, if it is your first time attending MIP, you will be charged £1,750 and will be eligible for a free accreditation to get into the market. If not, to remind …
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The FREE early bird entry to the BAFTA Scotland awards Games category closes tomorrow (July 17th). So this is the LAST CHANCE to get your game into the awards and compete for a BAFTA. Your colleagues, peers and competitors are already entering. This could be the year which the GAMES category becomes THE breakthrough success …
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BAFTA Scotland has supported and engaged with the games industry in Scotland for several years now. The games award in the annual competition, stands alongside film, television and is still the only award for games created in Scotland. Since the start of 2013, the BAFTA Scotland team have been working on a series of events …
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The 2013 BAFTA Scotland awards are now open for entries. The competition is open to entries from the film, television and games sectors in Scotland and this year's competition could see the games category overtaking the more established categories for the first time. Research by the Scottish Games Network indicates at least 50 games released …
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After the infamous 'melting' incident in which the magical snowman was found to be little more than a puddle of chilly water with a hat, Channel 4, in association with Interactive Scotland will host a post mortem on June 20th, at the Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre. The organisations are inviting participation from interested parties. Attendance …
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