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Dare to be Digital 2014 – Best Ever…

Dare to be Digital’s Protoplay event is always a joy. A four day festival and celebration of creativity, innovation and hard work, the event offers something for every visitor, whether it’s a family of Minecraft fans, …

Minecraft Goes Retro. On A Disk, In A Box, On A Shelf, In A Shop…

The phenomenon which is Minecraft has taken the Xbox by storm.  By the end of March 2013, IGN reported that sales had passed 6,000,000 copies.  It’s the fastest selling Xbox Live game of all time, …

Company Profile: Team Junkfish

As the number of companies in Scotland grows, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to know who’s out there and who’s doing what.  To counter this situation, we present the second entry in our all new Company …

Zapcoder Raises £75K From Creative Scotland

It’s always gratifying to hear about projects in the interactive media sector which receive support from Creative Scotland.  Yet it’s surprising when the project in question is a technology company rather than a content creator. …

Computer Xplorers – Preparing Children For The Future

The concept of introducing kids to computer skills is something which has been getting a great deal of traction recently.  From the mini game jam and Dare to be Digital LaunchPad or Dare School’s Challenge …

Minecraft XBLA Scoops Virgin Media Award

The Xbox Live version of the phenomenon which is Minecraft, walked off with the Best Downloadable Game of 2012 trophy at the Virgin Media Awards last week. Another trophy for the team at 4J Games. …

2013 – A Year In Releases

2013 has been quite a year for the games industry in Scotland.  From GTA V breaking all records to become the biggest entertainment launch in human history, to the brand new development team Things Made …

Scotland’s 4J Studios & Game Centre, Winners In 2013 MCV Awards

The MCV Awards were held in London last night, with Scotland’s independent games retailer, Game Centre picking up the trophy for Best High Street Independent Retailer and the Xbox 360 version of Mojang’s Minecraft, developed by …

The Friday Financials – Minecraft XBLA & 40 Billion Apps

Rounding up the first week back at work in 2013, we have two stories highlighting the way the global video games market has changed – and how it promises to continue changing in 2013… First …

Scots Companies Hit Develop Top 100 (and the rest of you…)

Develop magazine has published its Top 100 list of the best game developers in the UK.  The list features several companies from the Scottish Games Network.  Develop editor Michael French says in the introduction that …

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