The PLAY Challenge is a competition to find games which help to develop, recognise, or reward 21st century skills, with $10,000 on offer for the winner.
PLAY Challenge – Games Transforming Education
Game Dev Heroes – Nominations Close Today
Nominations for the 2020 Game Dev Heroes competition, which recognises the unsung heroes of the games industry close TODAY (June 30th). Nominate someone who inspires you - now.
£20M Business Innovation Funding Call
Innovate UK has launched a competition to encourage UK businesses to help innovate and address critical issues around the Covid19 pandemic.
It’s Halo Month On Gamerhub
Heads up, Halo fans. To celebrate the launch of Halo 5: Guardians, the team at XBL Gamerhub are celebrating for a whole month. The community has partnered with Xbox itself to bring weeks of game style goodness to the site. We spoke to Gavin Divers, the CEO of XBL Gamerhub, who told us: We have …
Funding Competition Open To Edinburgh Digital Companies
Attention game developers and digital companies - especially (but not limited to) those in Edinburgh - Innovate UK (the organisation formerly known as the technology strategy board) is to invest up to £1 million in innovative research and development projects centred on the emerging cluster of digital media businesses in Edinburgh. The competition aims to stimulate the hotspot …
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BAFTA Scotland Awards – Open For Entries
Developers, BAFTA Scotland needs your games. The 2015 BAFTA Scotland competition is now open for entries. The games category offers developers of all games released between 18th July 2014 - 2nd July 2015 are eligible. This includes all platforms - online (browser) games, mobile, tablet, console, PC, Mac, Linux, etc. It doesn't matter if games were …
2015 Moray Game Jam OPEN FOR ENTRIES
2014 saw the inaugural Moray Games Jam take place at Elgin College in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. As far as we can tell, it remains the most northerly game jam in the UK... It was excellent. 45 designers, artists and developers took part and a wild time was had be all. Now the 2015Â jam …
BAFTA Scotland Award Nominations Announced
The list of nominees for the 2014 BAFTA Scotland awards has been released. Covering film, television, animation, games, documentaries and current affairs, the awards recognise the best in Scottish screen talent. Each category has three nominations, from which the winner is chosen. This year, the games category received nearly 30 entries, making it one of the …
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TIGA Awards – Open For Entries
The 2014 TIGA Awards are now open for entries. As in previous years, the competition is free to enter. There are several categories of games specific events, which are open to all companies, while the games business categories are limited to TIGA members only. The games categories are: ACTION/ADVENTURE ARCADE CASUAL SOCIAL GAME WITH A …
Dare to be Digital 2014 – Best Ever…
Dare to be Digital's Protoplay event is always a joy. A four day festival and celebration of creativity, innovation and hard work, the event offers something for every visitor, whether it's a family of Minecraft fans, or the UK's growing number of indie studios. This year's event was one of the best yet. Alongside the 15 teams …