Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Digital Goldfish, the studio behind the hugely popular iOS versions of the Bloons series of games are celebrating a phenomenal start to 2012 with news that the latest game in the series - Bloons 2 - is riding high in the iPhone App Store charts and has had a very successful Christmas indeed on the Nintendo …
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It would seem that the generosity of spirit, love and compassion which the games industry is famous for, is shining out like a beacon for Christmas 2011. A variety of developers have provided promo codes for their games to say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or more ecumenically, have a lovely couple of weeks off... Here's …
Serious Parody's Wrestling Manager game is now live on the Apple App Store for iPhone, iPod and iPad. It's one of the first games to offer players the challenges and tribulations of pro-wrestling management. The game's been picking up some serious interest from a number of wrestling sites around the world, as you'll see in …
Outplay has clearly been borrowing some of Santa's elves, as the company has been a positive avalanche of news, information and updates in the last few weeks. With social gaming much in the media, thanks to Zynga's initial public offering (which is what IPO stands for, fact fans...) last week, Outplay has announced two new …
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Proper Games Yo Deshi has been given a major update and is now out for your favourite iOS devices. Yo Deshi now includes an online multiplayer and story mode, as well as features including: Online Multiplayer through Game Centre Local Two Player / Story Mode Configurable Boards Unlimited Tile Combinations Yo Deshi Training with Master …
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Dynamo Games reinterpretation of the cult TV favourite The Crystal Maze, appeared on the iPhone back in the days when the App Store was young, dynamic and had yet to reach its first billion downloads. But technology moves on, hairstyles change, hemlines rise and fall and games, ever the bellwether of all that is fun, move endlessly …
Social games publisher Outplay, which launched at the start of 2011, has officially announced its first two titles - Word Trick and Booty Quest. The company has also today appointed two new non-executive directors. Karen Thomson, the former president of AOL Europe has joined the company as Chair, while Randy Breen, a former executive of …
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Breaking news this morning. The extraordinary posse at Proper Games are having a festive games jam. The company has split into SIX competing factions or TEAMS, who will now do battle to design and develop a brand new GAME in a matter of mere hours. Proper has created a Facebook page, which will chronicle the …
Audio experts Euphonious has launched a brand new service aimed at independent developers, animators, film makers and other creatives, in need of professional, affordable audio for their new game/film/animation/other. AudioSkins offers a range of complete 'packs', which can be browsed (by audio style or game genre, cleverly), previewed, purchased and immediately downloaded. According to the …
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While the rest of the economy languishes, the creative sector seems to recovering a little faster than other sectors. The interactive industry in particular seems to be thriving right now, with a great many companies now looking for new employees and recruits. First up in a festive rundown of recruitment is Dundee's Cobra. If you're …