Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Thistle & Thorn is a new games studio, created by industry leader Kim MacAskill. Many of you will be familiar with Kim, thanks to her work as the Narrative Director at PlayStation, Narrative Lead at Riot Games, Principal Narrative Designer at NaturalMotion, as well as roles with Ubisoft, Playground Games, Rocksteady, her work as a …
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Psyber Games Studio is a new indie developer, based in Glasgow, founded by GCU graduate James O'Callaghan.
Ladies and gentlemen, a brand new opportunity has arisen within one of the country's most exciting new games companies. Team Rock is a Scottish start-up with a very simple ambition - to become the global home of rock and metal. The company's new games division is now recruiting, looking for a games programmer and a …
The wonders of nature, the nature of existence, the existence of nature. All of these things and more - or less - are the focus of a new interactive experience released by RamenSoft, a team of second year students from Abertay University. Zentorii was created in conjunction with industry veteran, official SGN chum and occasional …
Dungeon Smash is a brand new Xbox Live Indie game, from Haiku Interactive in Edinburgh. The game is a re-imagining of the classic arcade title, Gauntlet, where players must explore multiple levels of an infested dungeon, fighting off enemies, finding provisions and seeking the kidnapped princess. The game promises some real old-school arcade action, using …
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Glasgow based WeeWorld are on the lookout for a new iOS developer who can play a key part in the companies' future on the platform. With a global audience of over 40M registered WeeMees, WeeWorld provides a fun, visual environment that encourages self-expression and creativity. Don't say we're nae good to ye! For more details, check …
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Edinburgh's Inceptional hit the headlines late last year, with their initial release Save Santi, as well as news that the company was not the Hollywood movie, Inception. Now Inceptional is back with its second title, Light Hero, a defiantly retro-styled shoot-em-up (or 'shmup' if you want to sound like you're down with the gamers...), out …
The Victoria & Albert museum is offering one game developer a unique opportunity to explore, experiment and engage with interactive entertainment in an entirely new way. The museum is advertising a game design residency, which will offer a game designer/developer the chance to work with the museum's resources and collections to create... something new. It's a …
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 On Toast in 2010 and produced titles WordCrasher and Kick Flick Soccer. Food Run is his follow up and we …
Swallowtail Games, started life as a team in the Dare to Be Digital competition. Â Now the team has secured funding from the Prototype fund, overseen by the University of Abertay and has set up shop as a new studio, based in Dundee. The team's original Dare project, Tick Tock Toys, will be the new company's …
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