Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The Quest is a brand new original - and BAFTA nominated - puzzle game from the Guerilla Tea team. A new twist (that's terribly clever, by the way) on the Rubik's cube mechanic, The Quest challenges players to guide the bold knight, Sir Steve, on an epic quest (so not just a clever name...) to …
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If you work in the game industry and you're wondering why it's all gone very quiet down in London right now, It's the BAFTA Games awards tonight. The famous BAFTA masks will be handed out for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence, to games from all platforms and covering all manner of genres. Denki …
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Students, new developers, indie studios, you have a few days left to enter a game in the NEW TALENT Awards. This is a great competition. It recognises creativity and new and up and coming game creators. It needs your input... If you're working on, or have just released your FIRST game, you should qualify for …
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Hot on the heels of the BAFTA In Scotland awards, the BAFTA New Talent Awards are now open for business. This competition is aimed at students and developers working on their first project. There is a specific games category, which is open to games on all platforms. Entrants can be part of a larger team, …
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The 2011 British Academy Awards Scotland were here in central Glasgow last night. Alongside a veritable who's who of glamorous talent and fabulous celebrities, the awards recognised the best games created in Scotland. Three companies were nominated for the award. Cohort Studios (for Me Monstar, Hear Me Roar!), Cobra (for iBomber Defense) and Denki (for …
The nominations for the 2011 British Academy Awards in Scotland were announced earlier this week. Three games from Scottish development studios have been nominated in the Games category... Cobra's iBomber Defence, Cohort's Me Monstar: Hear me Roar and Denki's Quarrel now go forward to the glittering, star-spangled and celebrity-studded awards ceremony in November. BAFTA in …
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As the information-dense headline might imply, there's a new game development tool on the block. Aimed at a teenage audience Games Unpacked has been created by the University of Abertay, in conjunction with BAFTA, as part of the Young Game Designers competition. Games Unpacked has been built using Unity 3D and provides a framework for …
Time is ticking away. Entries for the 2011 British Academy Scotland Awards close on Friday 19th of August at 17:00 BST. The new GAMES category is open to every developer from indie-vidual developers, through to the largest studios. Format is not a consideration, allowing online, browser-based, mobile and casual titles, to compete head-to-head with console …
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The British Academy Scotland Awards - or Scottish BAFTAs if you prefer - are BACK! After a hiatus in 2010, the awards, which recognise outstanding achievement in the screen industries in Scotland, are now open for entries. Unlike previous years, in 2011 there is a single Games category which will cover all interactive entries. To ensure …
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Today is the BAFTA Video Games Awards (tune in online at 8.45pm), or BAVGAs if you prefer. I wish all the nominees in all the categories the very best, particularly the Ones to Watch category which is connected to Scotland's very own Dare to be Digital competition. It's great that BAFTA are supporting an industry …
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