Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Back in November we reported a new public facing games event being planned for October 2014, in Edinburgh's International Conference Centre. Since then we've met Magdala Media, the company behind the expo a couple of times, to find out their plans for the expo and to see where it fits into Scotland's gaming calendar. The …
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VG247's UK News Editor, Dave Cook has done something disruptive. He's started a regular column on the VG247 site focusing on the video games sector in Scotland.Covering business news, releases, updates and interviews, VG247 Scotland will be an ongoing feature on the site and combine in-depth reporting, with news updates and a new industry discussion, …
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The team at Scottish Development International have passed on an opportunity to participate in a free online seminar (or webinar if you must) aimed at games companies interested in doing business in China. Organised by the EU SME centre, the webinar is a free 45 minute minute presentation, followed by a 30 minute Q&A session. …
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Develop magazine has published its annual 30 Under 30, a list of up-and-coming stars in the world of games development. Quite a wide range of Scottish developers made the cut this year and were featured in the list. Step forward and take a bow please: Simon Kilroy, Software Engineer, Ruffian Alex Zeitler, Co-founder and CTO, …
Develop magazine has produced a list of the 100 most exciting start-up companies in the European video games industry. Five Scottish companies make the list: Guerilla Tea, Quartic Llama, Space Budgie, Stormcloud and Swallowtail Games are noted for their work to date, awards received, download numbers and general air of being on the verge of …
There's a new Kickstarter project promising to create the ultimate documentary on the horror game genre. Playing With Fear is a project from Anthony Carpendale which will dissect the art, craft and community of horror games. The documentary promises to explore a wide range of games, both classic and forthcoming, from Silent Hill, 7th Guest …
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The team at Scottish Development International have passed on information about an event taking place in February next year, aimed at companies involved in educational gaming and game-based learning. Titled, Knowledge Is Great(Britain), the event will introduce British companies to the Danish Government and Ministry Of Education. Denmark has an ambitious plan to significantly upgrade IT infrastructure …
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Microsoft is coming to Edinburgh in early December. The company is holding a Mobile App Acceleration Camp for developers, to help them prepare applications for the AppCampus and and a successful game or app. Participants can pitch ideas to people who understand the market, industry mentors and gain valuable feedback on projects. The MAAC is …
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MCV recently published its 30 Under 30 list, highlighting those in the games industry who are contributing to the games industry, despite their tender years and innocent delight in all things game related (bar development). We posted a call for entries from the industry in Scotland, but the focus on areas outside game development stopped …
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After launching in 2012, TIGA's Game Hack is back in mid-November and this year it's grown. In addition to the main event in Pinewood Studios, the 2013 event will also have a sister hack taking place in Dundee's Abertay University. Running overnight from the 16th - 17th of November, the Game Hack is open to …
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