Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
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 the studios were judged on: …their history, commercial success, reputation and potential. Develop has also, for the first time, compiled …
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Following an award-laden 2012, for its work on the best-selling Xbox Live version of Minecraft, 4J Studios is starting 2013 with another nomination. The studio has picked up a nomination in the MCV Awards for the Best UK Studio. Judges from across the industry will soon converge to cast votes for the eventual winners, with …
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It’s the start of awards season in the games world. From now until Christmas, an array of glittering and glamorous awards ceremonies will be taking place across the length and breadth of the UK, as various organisations hand out a variety of trophies, awards, gongs, certificates and other endorsements, to game developers, publishers and associated …
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Three of Scotland’s most experienced game developers have set up a new game development studio based in Dundee. Stormcloud Games has been launched by Frank Arnot, Andy West and Pat McGovern, who between them have over 50 years of development experience and have launched 45 games, covering almost every genre and platform, including Minecraft (XBLA), …
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We’re aware that Minecraft was intelligently designed, by the Mojang hero team and has its roots very firmly in Sweden. However, today saw the release of Minecraft for the Xbox 360, created by the team at 4J Studios’ development office in East Linton (for our readers in Dundee – that’s NOT where you live…) If …
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If you’re not a resident of Scotland, a reader or an isolationist of breathtaking arrogance, you may not be fully aware of the Outer Hebrides. They’re an island chain off the western coast of Scotland steeped in history, from the Mesolithic era onwards. They’re known for their rugged yet eclectic landscapes, impressive number of lochs …
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As the headline suggests, the Xbox 360 version of indie sensation Minecraft has been doing rather well. Microsoft announced at the end of the week that the game had broken existing sales records for first day sales. While no figures have been announced, the game was apparently making profit within the first hour of release, …
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The 2012 TIGA Awards nominations have been announced, with several Scottish companies and teams included. There are several categories where Scotland is well represented – most notably the student games category which, thanks to Dare to be Digital, we dominate almost entirely. However there are many categories which rather inexplicably don’t include any games from …
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This is entirely wonderful. I’ve been banging on about marketing and supporting your game for years now. With what seems like little effect. So it was a real pleasure to find an excellent piece, written by the very smart Kristina Seznec, about helping the team at Lucky Frame with their press and marketing. You can …
We’re always delighted to hear from new companies working in and around the games sector here in Scotland. We’re pretty well in terms of developers. At the last count – and with another couple still to be added to the site, we have 86 development studios in the country. Today’s Introducing is different. We were …
