Tag Games is moving onwards and upwards, with a relocation into larger offices within the opulent Seabraes Yards, digital media hub in central Dundee. Providing the company with greater space, lovelier views and room for further expansion, Tag's new address is: Tag Games, West Wing 2nd Floor, Seabraes House, Greenmarket, Dundee, DD1 4QB. Yes, the West Wing. …
Proper Games Receives Investment From Abertay Prototype Fund
Proper Games has received a £25,000 investment from the prototype fund, run and overseen by the University of Abertay. The investment was announced by UK government minister for universities and science, David Willets, during a visit to the city. The Prototype fund is designed to invest directly in young, high-growth, creative companies, allowing them to …
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YoYo Games New Release – Pollushot – And Update on HTML5 Game Maker
YoYo's latest release, Pollushot, is a simple physics-based puzzler in which the player must use a slingshot to stop fiendish pirates polluting the skies and take them DOWN! Pollushot takes YoYo's multi-format strategy forward, with a simultaneous release on both iOS (with optimisation for the iPad 1&2) and Android devices. The game features unlockable achievements …
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Submissions Still Welcome For Future Games Contest
There's just over a week left to enter the Future Games Contest, which is looking for small companies wishing to win up to £25,000 for the development of new games prototypes which use games technology in interesting and innovative new ways. Winners will not only get the cash, but have their game (or technology) trialled …
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Dynamo Games Hits Top Of Charts With Crystal Maze
The Crystal Maze is back - and at the top of the charts. Dynamo's latest version of the cult TV game show, for iOS (or iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch for those of you not entirely sure) has become the number 1 paid app in the UK. Recreating the classic television series, The Crystal Maze …
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Commonwealth 2014 Games Competition Winner Chosen
William Rountree, a student from Abertay University in Dundee is the winner of the game design competition run by the organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. William's concept was judged by a panel of industry experts, including Dave Jones (the gentleman behind games including Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto and Crackdown, just in case you don't …
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Quarrel – Out NOW – In Regular, Or Super Awesome
It's true. As true as the morning sunrise and that physical bodies attract with a force proportional to their mass... Quarrel. It lives. It's OUT NOW on the App Store. For iPhone, iPad and iPod. Regular Quarrel, which is just very, very good indeed, is FREE. While Quarrel Deluxe adds a plethora of features which grace only the very finest, hand-crafted …
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Tag Games Included In Top 50 Mobile Companies (again…)
Dundee's Tag Games has been selected as one of Mobile Entertainment magazine's Top 50 UK Mobile Innovators, the only Scottish games developer in the list. It's a fairly respectable list too. According to the magazine... ME's Top 50 Mobile Innovators project, sponsored by O2 BlueVia, was a quest to identify the firms doing amazing things …
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Who Dared Won
If you've read Scottishgames.net for any length of time, you'll know that we're big fans of the Dare to be Digital competition. Our editor has been involved in a variety of ways over the last 10 years and welcomes any opportunity to inform, educate and enthrall listeners with the benefits and vast potential of Dare …
ProtoPlay – Now With Added David Braben!
Gaming pioneer, legend, superhero and all round good chap, David Braben is to open the increasingly awesome sounding Dare ProtoPlay later this month. Mr Braben promises to discuss the development, genesis and evolution of arguably his most famous creation, Elite and the games it has inspired and influenced over the last 20 years. All of …