The newly christened Xpo North (formerly Go North, the UK's finest creative industries festival) is taking place in Inverness next month (June 10th & 11th to be precise). In the last couple of years, the Xpo has been increasing the presence of games and games companies. 2014 saw over a dozen companies taking part in …
Moray Game Jam 2015 – We’re Off…
Friday marked the launch of the 2015 Moray Game Jam, which is taking place at Moray College in Elgin. Not only does this make the jam the most northerly in the whole United Kingdom, it marks the return of one of the friendliest, most collaborative events in the gaming calendar. This year's competition has pulled …
YoYo Games Acquired For $16.4M
Dundee's YoYo Games, the creator of the popular Gamer Maker: Studio software has been acquired by PlayTech one of the world's leading creators of gambling software. In addition to online gambling, PlayTech also offers a number of development tools and systems for creating online games. GameMaker: Studio will now join the company's portfolio of tools. …
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 …
Game In Scotland 2015 – The Next Generation
It's all change for Game In Scotland, the country's home-grown recruitment event focused on the gaming sector. Created originally as a graduate recruitment event, the event has been funded to date by the team at Scottish Enterprise. Now however, the role of Game In Scotland and the opportunities for the sector have changed hugely. Scottish Enterprise …
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Outplay’s Bite Size App For Swingers
Bite Size Games, the new new label for weeny games from Dundee's Outplay is continuing to pioneer and explore the stranger sides of mobile gaming content. For example, the label's first release, Pug Rapids, introduced players to a bizarre combination of water sports and dogging. Now with its second game, Bite Size aims to get …
Event – Crowdfunding V Crowdlifting – Unlocking The Potential
Crowd-funding. It was awesome. It was the saviour of indie gaming. It was an over-hyped waste of time. It was a way for the unscrupulous to rip-off the gullible. It was only for the already successful. It was only good for very specific projects. It's... so over. Crowd-funding is still with us. It's being used …
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TIGA Award Winners Announced
The awards ceremony for the 2014 TIGA awards took place last night, with hundreds of developers in the finery, competing for a variety of prestigious awards, covering games from studios large and small, as well as a broad range of business focused trophies. Three Scottish companies walked away with prizes. So congratulate: 4J Studios Best …
Developers Wanted
Game developers, the DCA & Creative Dundee want you - and your games for the latest Drop In And Play event, taking place on November 4th 2014. Drop In And Play gives members of the public a chance to explore and play the latest games from local developers, weeks or months before they're released. The session takes …
BAFTA Crew Wants YOU
If you work in the games industry, there's something new you should sign up to NOW. BAFTA CREW for Games is now open. CREW is an intensive programme of masterclasses, workshops, live and online events, which gives participants access to the games industry's leading experts and thought leaders, providing a unique opportunity to learn from and engage …