TIGA Award Winners Announced

The awards ceremony for the 2013 TIGA Awards took place last night.  At an event which has been officially described as 'glittering', prizes were handed out to games and games companies from across the country. There were a wide range of Scottish companies and institutions nominated in various categories and we're delighted to say several …

Hunted Cow Signs Publishing Agreement With Criss Cross

Hunted Cow, the highlands-based developer and publisher behind games including Tank Battle: North Africa, Battle Dungeon: Risen and Fallen Sword, has signed a deal with Dundee's Criss Cross Games, to bring the studio's first title, Crystal Reign, to market on a number of platforms, beginning with iOS and Android tablets. Details on the game are …

Dare Uses AudioSkins For Enhanced Aural Pleasure

When you visit the Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay festival and stand, slack-jawed in front of the astonishing projects on display, pummelled by the merciless bass, or slipping on a set of comfy headphones, entranced by the cool, funky soundtrack, then the chances are you'll have one company to thank. Euphonious, the audio experts behind …

Let The Right One In: New Audio Game From National Theatre Scotland And Quartic Llama

Other is an entirely new type of game, created by one of Dundee's most exciting new game developers.  It exemplifies the fact that interactive media is changing every aspect of the creative industries, in new and unexpected ways.  It's also an important project because it brings together a number of partners, including many that games …

Jam Spreads Over Whole Of Scotland

As we've mentioned in the recent past, the Global Games Jam is a 48 hour competition which challenges teams of developers to create a brand new, original game using whatever tools, hardware and platforms they so desire. It's a full on challenge, running continuously over two days and incorporates themes and bonus achievements for creating …