The team behind the forthcoming relaunch of APB: Reloaded has set up shop in central Edinburgh (in the former VIS offices we hear). Reloaded Productions is headed by Michael Boniface, who worked on the game as part of the team at Realtime Worlds. APB was acquired by Gamesfirst.com in early 2011 and is being remodelled into …
Tag Releases First Footage From Car Jack Streets 2
Tag Games MD Paul Farley took a break from the madness of GDC earlier this week to link to footage from the sequel to the company's 2009 hit, Car Jack Streets. Showing a high speed chase through city streets and countryside, the game is a step away from the 2-dimensional design of the original, showing …
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YoYo Games – New Game Releases (& Recruiting)
YoYo Games has not been resting on it's laurels at the start of 2011. Following a busy release schedule in 2010, the company has just announced two new games for the iPhone/iPad... Prison Ball is a brand new twist on the classic 'block breaker' type game, set in the depths of a state penitentiary(?) Offering …
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2010 a review in NUMBERS!
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 3,800 times in 2010. That's about …
Artist In Residence 002 – Jon Gill
This week's subtly menacing Scottishgames banner comes from Mr Jon Gill, the brains behind Superfly - the Dundee-based project which puts art on the streets - and more recently organised and ran the NEoN Knights competition. Using artwork from NEoN Knights, including a presumably live QR code, the week's banner reflects the 'epic quest' nature …
TRC Media’s Impact Management Programme
Here's an opportunity for ambitious women working in Scotland's creative industries. A specific cross-creative programme. A new management programme from TRC Media has opened for applications