Towards the end of 2013 we heard about the latest project underway at Ruffian Games in Dundee. Tribal Towers was the company's first indie project, a new and original game, in which players built their own armoured and armed towers, while trying to destroy their opponent's. Then it went quiet. Ruffian slipped back into stealth …
YoYo Launches $60K Tizen Development Competition
YoYo Games, the company behind the popular Game Maker: Studio, which puts game development into the hands of everyone, has announced its Tizen Game Drive offering $60,000 in cash prizes to developers around the world. Tizen is of course the new open-source operating system for devices such as smart phones, tablets, cameras, smart TVs, in-vehicle …
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TIGA Awards Finalists Announced
UPDATE: It's been brought to our attention we missed a couple of key Scottish finalists out. Stormcloud games were also nominated in the Most Original Game category, while ALL of the entries in the Best Student Game category are Scottish, with teams coming from Abertay University. TIGA, The Independent Game developers Association has announced the …
£25K On Offer Via IC Tomorrow Digital Innovation Contest
IC tomorrow has launched the ‘Digital Innovation Contest - Games' contest to encourage digital innovation in the games sector.The organisation is offering five businesses up to £25k (ex VAT) each to develop innovative commercial prototypes that meet the broad objectives we have set with our industry partners:Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE)Crytek UKIntelGoogle ChromeODEON CinemasPinewood StudiosIC Tomorrow is looking for …
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BAFTA Scotland Games Awards – Last Call For FREE Entries
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 Awards Open For Entries – Record Year For Games?
The 2013 BAFTA Scotland awards are now open for entries. The competition is open to entries from the film, television and games sectors in Scotland and this year's competition could see the games category overtaking the more established categories for the first time. Research by the Scottish Games Network indicates at least 50 games released …
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Tsumanga Wins EDGE Funding
Tsumanga Studios, the company behind the recently released Winx Sirenix Power and the forthcoming online title, based upon the same franchise, has been awarded EDGE funding, totalling £48,500. Tsumanga was one of eighteen companies to win EDGE funding and the only games/interactive entertainment company to win through to the final round. Graeme Harvey, the co-founder …
Dare To Be Digital 2013 Begins
IT has begun. Dare to be Digital 2013, the games design and development competition for students is now LIVE in the city of Dundee. Fifteen teams from all around the world have come together for the next nine weeks to build a new and original game, before demonstrating it in front of thousands of families, …
FREE LIGHT HERO!
Inceptional's Light Hero is FREE for one week only. Yes, until May 27th, you can pick up Light Hero - for no money whatsoever - for your iPhone, Mac or PC. If you complete the game, you could even win up to $100,000... Light Hero is a retro style arcade space shooter where the goal …
Light Hero Reduces Price, Adds $100,000 Incentive To Complete The Game
Light Hero, the deep space shoot-em-up, created by Edinburgh's Inceptional, is having an exciting week. The game's price point has just dropped - you can now pick the game up for £0.69 (0.99 US$ | 0.99 CAD | 0.79 € | 85 ¥ | 0.99 AU$)But that's not all. In a move bold enough for …
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