Chroma Ventures Invests In Ant Workshop

Chroma Ventures, the investment arm of 4J Studios, has invested a ‘seven figure sum’ in Edinburgh-based indie games studio Ant Workshop.

Autonauts Scoops Scottish BAFTA

Autonauts, the robot-based colonise-em-up developed by Denki & published by Curve, has picked up the 2020 BAFTA Scotland Game Award trophy at last night’s virtual ceremony.

BAFTA Scotland – An evening with the nominees

We all love an award ceremony: the glamour, the drama, the bit where someone reads the wrong name – and who doesn’t like winning prizes? Perhaps the real value of award shows however, in the world of games anyway, is the annual chance to take a look backwards in an industry that’s always hurtling ahead. We can celebrate our achievements, sure, but we can also take stock of things and dig into just what goes into making award-worthy projects. This was the sentiment behind BAFTA Scotland’s recent Game Design event, which hosted a candid discussion between some of the personnel from this year’s nominees for the BAFTA Scotland Game Award.

Scottish Finalists in TIGA Awards 2020

The nominees for the 2020 TIGA Awards have been announced, with several Scottish titles and companies up for awards.

Coming Soon: Lair of the Clockwork God

Lair of the Clockwork God, the highly rated indie game smash from Size Five Games is heading to Xbox One, Switch and PS4, courtesy of Edinburgh studio Ant Workshop

Scottish Developers Receive UK Games Funding

Four Scottish game developers are among the 38 winners of grants from the sixth round of the UK Games Fund.

OUT NOW: Dead End Job (Ant Workshop)

Dead End Job, the procedurally-generated, twin stick shooter from Any Workshop has been released for the new Apple Arcade subscription service.

Ant Workshop Interview: Accessibility Versus Simplicity

Tony Gowland, the man behind Ant Workshop spoke to Gamesindustry.biz about accessibility and ‘easiness’

No Code Leads The Way As Scottish Companies Nominated In Develop Awards

The nominations for the 2017 Develop awards have been announced, with seven Scottish companies in the running for awards. Glasgow-based studio No Code, creators of the critically-acclaimed The House Abandon & Stories UntoldĀ leads the charge …

BAFTA Scotland 2016 Games Nominations

The nominees for BAFTA Scotland’s 2016 games award have been announced. Ant Workshop’s Brain-melting platformer Binaries, Biome Collective’s Killbox and Space Budgie’s Glitchspace have all been nominated. These three games will compete for the BAFTA …