The industry body for Scotland's videogames sector
Epic's online games store suffered an 'outage' last night after it made Grand Theft V free. The store made Scotland's most successful export totally free for users yesterday, but the site was quickly overwhelmed by users rushing to claim a copy of the game. We are currently experiencing high traffic on the Epic Games Store.... Continue Reading →
Epic Gives Developers 1 Million More Reasons To Choose Unreal Engine 5. Royalty free use up to the first $1M, AND free access to the Player Services behind the megagame Fortnite, offer true cross-platform gaming.
OUT NOW: Island Saver. NatWest has released its first ever financial education game, Island Saver, designed and developed by Stormcloud Games in Dundee.
The first ever Interface 9, the virtual version of the popular Game|Dev|Drinks events, took place last Wedneday (May 6). Featuring an excellent line-up of speakers from across the industry, it was a chance for attendees to learn more about topics such as influencers, funding, self care and the Epic ecosystem. Organised, by Colin Macdonald, the... Continue Reading →
Editorial Update - What Would YOU Like to See on the SGN in the near future? Company Profiles? Interviews? Live streams? Events? Game reviews? Let us know how we can help the industry grow and thrive.
The Computer Games Journal has opened a call for papers exploring The Future Of Games
Friday Forums - A new weekly showcase for Scottish creatives - is now open for applications from creatives in all sectors and forms of practice.
SOLAS, a synthwave puzzler, is coming soon from Scottish indie games developer Amicable Animal, published by the team at Armor Games.
The Scottish Tech Army is a new initiative to match people working in the digital technology industries - including the games sector - who are currently furloughed, or out of work, with projects to combat the Covid-19 crisis. The organisation aims to use the technical skills and creativity offered by Scotland's digital workforce, to create... Continue Reading →
