Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
I'm very happy to announce that the Scottish Games Network’s Hello World! - Scottish Students Startup Summit has been selected as one of the 28 winners in the latest round of the Scottish Government's Ecosystem Fund. (There's another games project which has also received funding, but the team behind it have asked me not to …
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Build A Rocket Boy Redundancies: The Edinburgh-based studio behind the recently released action-adventure game MindsEye, has confirmed it is undertaking a process of internal changes that will likely result in redundancies. The news comes just two weeks after the high-profile launch of the studio's debut title. In a statement provided to several games industry publications, …
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Edinburgh’s Ant Workshop Unleashes Scottish Myth & Folklore in New Roguelike Deckbuilder Into The Restless Ruins The glens and crags (and dungeons) of Scottish folklore have sprung to life today with the launch of Into The Restless Ruins, the innovative new title from Edinburgh-based developer, Ant Workshop. Published by Wales Interactive, this captivating roguelike deckbuilder, …
The Glasgow Indie Games Fest 2025 takes place on August 9 at the Barras Art & Design venue. Developers are now invited to submit their games - and tickets for the event are going quickly. The festival prides itself on featuring: "the most interesting, the most moving and the most unconventional games from Scotland and …
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The first game from Scotland's 532 Design Football managers beware! The fans are taking charge of the footie in Crowd Legends: Football, the first game from Dundee-based 532 Design. The game - available from the Apple App Store and Google Play - pits football lovers around the world against each other in daily matches, putting …
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The second version of Scotland's Games Action Plan is open for industry consultation. To ensure that every participant has the opportunity to ask questions, provide feedback and discuss the recommendations, I've created a series of eight online drop-in sessions to speak directly to the games ecosystem. The drop-in sessions are open to everyone working in …
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PHASE to Ignite Murrayfield with Epic Games Festival in 2025 Edinburgh, Scotland – Murrayfield Stadium is set to transform into a gamer's paradise as PHASE 2025, a brand-new three-day games festival, makes its highly anticipated debut on September 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2025. Promising to be far more than another industry event, PHASE 2025 aims …
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Applications are now open for the Moray Game Jam 2025. MGJ is almost certainly the UK's most northerly game jam and is officially, the friendliest and most fun. This year's jam takes place at the University of the Highlands and Islands Moray College in Elgin from March 7th - 9th 2025. Competing teams will have …
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Pocket Sized Hands, the award-winning Dundee-based game development studio, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of industry veteran Jim Woods as a non-executive director. Woods brings a wealth of experience from renowned studios such as SEGA, Supermassive Games, and Sumo Digital, where he most recently served as Studio Director. He was also part …
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CULT Games, the independent game publisher has acquired Neonhive, the leading Scottish games marketing agency with Neonhive founder Korina Abbott becoming Chief Operating Officer of the company, alongside CEO Helen Burnhill. Neonhive, known for its innovative marketing campaigns and strong industry connections, has collaborated with a wide range of developers, from independent studios to AAA …
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