Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
RESET 2025: Dreaming of a career in animation, visual effects (VFX), or games? A unique opportunity has landed in Scotland, offering paid, hands-on traineeships starting in July 2025 – even if you have no existing industry experience. This is the RESET 2025 programme, funded by Screen Scotland via the BFI National Lottery Skills Cluster Fund …
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 nominees for the MCV/Develop Awards 2025 have been announced, with several Scottish games businesses included in the lineup. The MCV/DEVELOP Awards have been around for over 20 years, and aim to recognise the successes of the UK games industry in every area, from innovations in game creation, to accomplishments in recruitment, PR, retail and …
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This is your final reminder that the Annual General Meeting of Scotland's games cross-party group takes place tomorrow, April 22, from 18:00 - 20:00 at the Scottish Parliament. A few in-person and online tickets are still available via Citizen Ticket. You can reserve your space here. Submissions are being accepted from participants across the sector …
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Scotland's Games Showreel: Thursday 17th of April marked the Games Activation Event at EXPO 2025 in Osaka, highlighting Scotland's games ecosystem. The showreel which was put together from footage shared by studios across the country, was shown for the first time, to coordinate with the delegation of games studios visiting the country with TechScaler. You …
Bendy And The Ink Machine is the latest release from Joey Drew Studios and Silver Lining Interactive. Due for release at the end of Q2 2025, the game is coming to Xbox Series X & S and PlayStation 5, with development of both platforms handled by Dundee's Pocket Sized Hands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ZmI2No7PM The boxed edition of …
The Tranzfuser 2025 programme has opened applications, marking its tenth year of supporting graduate game developers. Tranzfuser offers entrepreneurial graduate game developers the chance to develop their skills and work towards building a sustainable indie development career. The programme, which runs through the summer, provides UK-based teams with the opportunity to build their game and …
Hubworld's HubQuiz: A Tri-City Test of Gaming Knowledge Get ready to flex your trivia muscles! Hubworld is bringing its popular videogames pub quiz to three cities for HubQuiz Spring 2025 - a three day celebration of gaming knowledge. This isn't your average pub quiz! Expect a creative combo of trivia and game show elements, creating …
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 next meeting of Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cross Party Group at the Scottish Parliament takes place on April 22nd 2025, from 18:00-20:00. The meeting will be the CPG's Annual General Meeting and is open to everyone working in, around or interested in games across Scotland. The AGM will set the agenda, goals and priorities for …
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