Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
On Saturday (and Sunday), BBC Radio Scotland's Business Scotland programme looked at the game industry in Scotland. What is it? Where is it? What does the new tax relief mean for companies creating games north of the border? The programme features several well known MD's, CEO's and entrepreneurs including Outplay Entertainment's Doug Hare, Ninja Kiwi's …
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ArcadeSushi.com has published its list of 2012's best games. Two games created in Scotland make the list. YoYo Games' suicide-im-up Karoshi and Cobra's BAFTA nominated iBomber Defense Pacific both make the list. Karoshi is number 85. The site says: Karoshi takes the age old video game concept of surviving and turns it upside down. In …
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Cobra's WWII-themed iBomber series encompasses top-down destruct-em-up games, tower defence games and more recently, a dual-stick shooter. The games are now in limited beta on iOS, PC and Mac, through Valve's digital distribution service Steam. However, not all PC users have been able to play and enjoy the games, since they were not available for …
Develop Magazine runs an annual list of 30 notable developers under the age of 30. The 2012 list was published yesterday and several individuals (and members of the Scottish games Network) feature prominently. We're big fans of celebrating and supporting new and emerging talent hereabouts, so allow us to also feature them prominently... This year's …
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Never a company to rest upon its day-glo yellow bubble wrap laurels, to experience the gleeful popping noise, Denki has been busy. The company has today released its latest title, WORD QUEST, available to play through a web browser near you, NOW. Word Quest is a bold new adventure into the wicked wizardly world of …
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We've just added a grand total of NINE new jobs to the Scottish Games Network JOBS page this morning. They're all from game developers or technology companies and cover a huge range of roles, across Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh. This is our biggest JOBS update ever - and there are more to come. If you're …
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Outplay Entertainment, the venture-backed team of pro zany funsters in Dundee are back with a new game and it's effervescent with dragony goodness. Bubble Blaze is a classic bubble busting extravaganza, known and loved by billions of buoyant bubble bursters all over the cosmos. Outplay promises that Bubble Blaze will bring new depths to the …
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The Prototype Fund, overseen by the University of Abertay has been responsible for many of the new companies now listed in the Scottish Games Network company directory, setting up and locating in Dundee. The fund offers grants of up to £25,000 to small companies based anywhere in the UK, to create sustainable new digital and …
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At a star-spangled awards ceremony, presented by Edith Bowman, in Glasgow last night, the 2012 BAFTA in Scotland awards were handed out. Winners included household names such as Billy Connolly (lifetime achievement award), Gregor Fisher (Best TV Actor) and Stuart Cosgrove (Outstanding contribution to Broadcasting). However, for the second year in a row, all eyes …
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The studio formerly known as Digital Goldfish - and which is now known as Ninja Kiwi (Scotland) - has released the latest title in the monkey-based pop 'em up, Bloons series. Bloons TD 5 is a 'tower defence' game. Players must defend themselves against wave after wave of maurauding, every-so-angry balloons, which are determined to …