Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Indie-focused publisher Curve Games has partnered with Dundee's 4J Studios to take over the publishing of two titles, Puny Astronaut's award-winning Skye Tales and 4J's own Manic Mechanics. Curve will handle continued distribution, promotion and new global opportunities for each game. Originally released in May 2023, Skye Tales, the wholesome, gentle exploration and puzzle game, received two trophies in the 2023 …
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Dundee's 4J Studios has released the first few details about Reforj (Re4J, geddit?), the first title to be developed with the recently announced Elements Engine. While details are few and far between, the studio has released several screenshots from the game and invited some of the UK's most popular game streamers and content creators to …
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4J Studios, the Dundee studio behind the console versions of Minecraft, has released the first footage of its new voxel-based Elements Engine - with a distinctly Scottish preview of its incredible capabilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wa7rTm56bw The YouTube video takes viewers from the Dundee waterfront and the V&A to the highlands of Scotland - accompanied by Big Country's …
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Manic Mechanics, a new original 'couch co-op' title from 4J Studios is due for release on July 13th 2023 for the Nintendo Switch.
Chroma Ventures, the investment company lead by Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl, have joined two other investors in making a $5 million investment in the AR company Blippar.
Gone are the days of painstakingly constructing a scale model of the Death Star trench sequence one brick at a time. With the new Minecraft Star Wars DLC, players can jump into premade dioramas of iconic locations from across the original Star Wars trilogy and The Mandelorian series, including the likes of Hoth, Endor and not one, but two Death Stars.
Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International have organised a webinar to discuss Scotland's games ecosystem. Featuring speakers from 4J Studios, Abertay University, Epic Games & the UK Games Fund
GamesIndustry.biz has just published it's first list of the top 100 most influential people in the games industry. Covering the AAA console sector, mobile gaming, indie games, eSports, retail & publishing, industry advocates/investors  as well as those in PR and the media, the list offers an insight into the people who influence the games industry …
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Since GTA V came out last September, it's done rather well. Seven Guinness records broken. Enormous first day sales. A billion dollars generated in the first three days and apparently making more money than the entire global music industry in its first month. This was then complemented with a range of awards, trophies, prizes and …
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The awards ceremony for the 2014 TIGA awards took place last night, with hundreds of developers in the finery, competing for a variety of prestigious awards, covering games from studios large and small, as well as a broad range of business focused trophies. Three Scottish companies walked away with prizes. So congratulate: 4J Studios Best …