The 2014 TIGA Awards shortlist has been revealed, with twelve Scottish companies in the running for trophies.The games categories are open to all developers, members and non-members alike. Those in the running are: ARCADE GAME (Small Studio) Sky Patrol - Beartrap Games (Dundee) Shred It! - EM Studios (Glasgow) Free The Network - Pixel Blimp …
Blazing Griffin Announces Dino Tribes
Dinosaurs - terrible lizards. Lords of the earth and dominant vertebrates for over 135 million years.  From the placid Amphicoelias, which was noted for being thin at either end of it's extraordinary length of up to 60m (200ft) and considerably thicker in the middle, to the bitey savagery of the Tyranosaur, these are some of the …
…And Then It Was Over – Game In Scotland 2014
That was fun... Game In Scotland took place on Saturday afternoon. Â This year's event moved out of the grim and slightly sticky Fat Sam's nightclub, which had been its home for the last eight years and moved it into the spring sunshine in Abertay University's brand new games centre of excellence. The 2014 Game In …
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Game In Scotland – Programme & Speakers
The 2014 Game In Scotland event happens this Saturday. Â Taking place at Abertay University's Centre of Excellence for Videogames, the event brings together dozens of Scotland's game development studios, speakers and experts, for a day of presentations, panels, workshops and exhibition. This year's event brings together expertise and help for those interested in getting into …
OUT NOW – APB Retribution
APB Retribution, the new game, from Blazing Griffin and Reloaded Productions has hit the App Store. Based upon the massively multiplayer online game, APB Reloaded, Retribution offers an entirely new, visceral and bloody tale of vengeance and retaliation, to take down the gang boss who left you for dead. The game takes it's cues from …
VG247 Scotland – Issue 0 Now LIVE – Read, Watch, Play
VG247's UK News Editor, Dave Cook has done something disruptive. Â He's started a regular column on the VG247 site focusing on the video games sector in Scotland.Covering business news, releases, updates and interviews, VG247 Scotland will be an ongoing feature on the site and combine in-depth reporting, with news updates and a new industry discussion, …
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APB Retribution – New From Reloaded & Blazing Griffin
Reloaded Productions and Blazing Griffin are working on a brand new original game set in the APB Reloaded universe. APB Retribution is a tactical top-down shooter set in the back alleys and underworld of sunny San Paro. Â It's a tale of bloody revenge and retribution, as the player hunts down the leader of the Horca …
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Sync Announces Its 2013 GEEKS IN RESIDENCE
Sync is a project which supports cultural organisations in Scotland, learn more about technology, come to love it, then take it back to the office/theatre/museum/loft space and do many interesting and exciting new things with it. As part of this remit, for the last several years Sync has placed a number of developers or technical …
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Game In Scotland – Speaker Presentations
Ten very different companies gave ten very different talks and presentations at the 2013 Game In Scotland event. Â As part of our exclusive coverage of the event, we're delighted to make those presentation files available to the world... Romana Ramzan - Denki -Â GIS2013RomanaRamzan David Hamilton - Ninja Kiwi -Â David Hamilton - Ninja Kiwi - GIS2013 …
Game In Scotland – The Speakers
Our week of exclusive Game In Scotland coverage continues with a run down of the speakers who'll be on stage this Saturday (9th of March) to tell the audience more about their companies, their games, their new releases and the future of the entire interactive industry... Denki Denki's Player Champion, Romana Ramzan will be the …