Introducing Kobojo
There’s a new studio in Dundee. For several months now, rumours of Studio X – a new developer, who would be recruiting and working on a game so secret that even GCHQ and the NSA …
Edinburgh’s Games Analytics Raises $1.3M Series A Funding
Games Analytics, the Edinburgh-based predictive data specialist has secured $1.3M of institutional investment from Par Equity and STV Group PLC. Publishers and developers around the world deploy GamesAnalytics’ toolkit and technology to improve customer retention …
TIGA Investigating Impact Of Piracy On Digital Developers And Publishers
Piracy has been a part of the games sector since the early days of the home computer revolution. Things have moved on since the surreptitious trading of cassette tapes in school playgrounds. The advent of …
Food Run out today on iOS – Forget Meals on Wheels, Pixels On Toast serves up Eggs on Legs.
Out today on iOS, quirky platformer Food Run comes from Edinburgh based one-man-developer Pixels On Toast, also known as Kevin Ng. With Rockstar Games, EA and Warthog sitting happily on his CV, Ng formed Pixels …
Develop Magazine Publishes Scottish Regional Focus
In the most recent issue of Develop, the industry magazine for the creators of video games, there’s a regional focus piece looking at the games sector in Scotland. The piece pulls in quotes from a …
Got A Match, Pal?
If, like your editor, you replied, ‘Yes, George Clooney, though he’s greyer, less stylish, and knows way less about the games industry in Scotland,” you win a lovely sweater. If however, you wondered who’s like …
nWay – New Company From Realtime Worlds Founders
Inside Social Games has an exclusive interview with nWay, a new West Coast (as in USA) technology start-up created by names which will be familiar to many within the Scottish games industry. Tony Harman & …
Dare Winners Announced At Biggest Ever ProtoPlay
The 2012 Dare to be Digital competition came to a climax yesterday, when the winning teams were announced at a star-studded, glamorous and confetti covered awards ceremony. The awards were handed out at the end …
Enter Competition, Win Nice Award. Or Die Alone
Dear game developers… The BAFTA In Scotland 2012 competition has less than one week to go before entries close. There is a dedicated games category. If you enter it, you could win a BAFTA. BAFTA …
Post Core?
Denki’s Managing Director, Colin Anderson has been busy. He’s posted a new blog on GamaSutra, outlining the company’s plans and focus for the future. Not surprisingly, it’s something a little unusual. Well, it’s Denki. You’d …