Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Following the unprecedented award of a collective Outstanding Achievement award to Rockstar North at the BAFTA Scotland awards, Rockstar as a whole is to receive a BAFTA Fellowship at this year's Games Awards ceremony. The Fellowship is awarded annually. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the Academy and recognises outstanding and exceptional contribution to …
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The call has gone out for entries for the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards. This is a competition exclusive to Scotland, which is open to new creators and practitioners - students, new teams, start-up companies and the like. It allows those starting out in the screen industries to have their talent and creativity recognised before …
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The 2013 BAFTA Scotland awards ceremony was held in Glasgow on Sunday night. Celebrating and honouring the best in Scottish TV, film and games, the competition is open to every developer - from the smallest indie studio to the largest global behemoth. Three nominees were chosen from nearly forty entries: Coolson's Artisanal Chocolate Alphabet (Things …
The northerly powerhouse of gaming excellence which is Hunted Cow continues to pump out a powerful stream of games, with two new titles hitting the market within days of each other... Mr Montgomery's Debonair Facial Hair we've mentioned several times in the past. Starting life as a Dare to be Digital game in 2012, the …
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BAFTA Scotland has bent the rules slightly to recognise the incredible achievement of Rockstar North in the design and development of GTA V. The team will receive a Special Award For Excellence at the 2013 BAFTA Scotland Awards, which takes place in central Glasgow on Sunday 17th of November. Special awards are normally given to …
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After a year which saw the highest number of games entries EVER, the nominees for the 2014 BAFTA Scotland awards have been announced, including the three title now competing in the Games category. The nominees for the 2014 BAFTA Scotland Games Award are: Coolson's Artisinal Chocolate Alphabet - Things Made Out Of Other Things (iOS) …
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Ambitious publishing house Hunted Cow has signed up yet another title for its growing portfolio. The latest deal, will bring the BAFTA award winning game Mr Montgomery's Debonair Facial Hair to iOS and Android in November 2013. The innovative 2D action-arcade game challenges players to become the ultimate top lip topiarist, under the barbershop tutelage …
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The FREE early bird entry to the BAFTA Scotland awards Games category closes tomorrow (July 17th). So this is the LAST CHANCE to get your game into the awards and compete for a BAFTA. Your colleagues, peers and competitors are already entering. This could be the year which the GAMES category becomes THE breakthrough success …
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BAFTA Scotland has supported and engaged with the games industry in Scotland for several years now. The games award in the annual competition, stands alongside film, television and is still the only award for games created in Scotland. Since the start of 2013, the BAFTA Scotland team have been working on a series of events …
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