Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Following two sold-out events earlier in the year, the hugely popular TecTonic Night Summit is returning on Wednesday, December 10th, for a special festive gathering at The Dockyard Social in Glasgow, and the Scottish Games Network is delighted to be a community partner. Billed as a "Year-End Exchange," the event is a festival-style celebration of …
The Scottish Games Network strongly supports the new open letter from Ukie to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, calling for a new "Games Growth Relief" fund. This push for significant new UK-wide investment is critical and validates the core thesis of our own work. This is a powerful moment for the …
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You may have noticed that the news feed on the Scottish Games Network has been quieter than usual over the past week. That quiet has not been for a lack of activity. In fact, it’s been precisely the opposite. Behind the scenes, this has been a period of intense and focused work. It’s been a …
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For Scottish games businesses with ambitions to break into one of the world's largest consumer markets, a new seminar offers a rare opportunity to get practical, expert advice on navigating the complexities of doing business in and across the United States. The Doing Business In the USA seminar, organised by the Scottish North American Business …
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Let’s be honest. For many of us in the videogames 'industry' - the developers, the studios, the publishers - esports can often feel like a different world. It’s a scene we associate with elite professional players, massive prize pools, and competitive, multiplayer-only titles. Unless you’re making the next Valorant or League of Legends, it’s easy …
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Glasgow has today launched a major new initiative to formally position itself as the UK's capital for 3D content creation, backed by a powerful new partnership between the city's world-leading academic institutions and its most innovative creative studios. The groundbreaking collaboration brings together the University of Glasgow, the Glasgow School of Art, and the City …
The Scottish Game Developers Association (SGDA) has opened applications for a major new initiative aimed at fostering the next generation of games industry leaders: the SGDA Games Accelerator. Funded by the Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund, the accelerator is Scotland’s first dedicated business development programme for the games sector. It offers a free, intensive series of …
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An Open Letter To Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP and Business Minister Richard Lochhead MSP The Scottish Games Network is celebrating the success and ambition of last week's National Innovation Summit. The event you created - bringing together innovators, pioneers, business leaders, academia, and government - is hugely beneficial for Scotland's future. We were …
Scottish Esports, the national body for casual and competitive video gaming in Scotland, has today launched its free National Membership Platform, providing gamers, educators, and families with a dedicated online home. The platform is designed to bring players of all ages and levels together, creating a safe, welcoming space for the country’s growing gaming scene. …
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An ambitious and unique interactive performance that blurs the lines between theatre, installation, and video games is coming to Glasgow this October. asses.masses, a seven-hour “durational video game performance,” will take over the Tramway on Saturday, October 26th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip6TIbhv4ME Created by Canadian interdisciplinary artists Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim, the event invites the audience to …