VentureBeat is rapidly becoming one of the most significant news channels for the games industry. It's not just funding, deals and finance, it now covers industry news from all areas of the rapidly evolving games world. The publication posted an interview with the team at Reloaded Productions over the weekend, in which GM Michael Boniface, …
Thar’ll Be Dragons – Sexy Violent Dragons
The 2012 Edinburgh Interactive Festival has been notable thus far for the stealthy nature of its programming. There are wonderful things happening, but they've chosen not to share them with you until they've been buffed to a mirror sheen and had extra special sprinkles added. Now that glamour, and zest has been finalised and the …
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Red Menace Threatens Scottish Gamers
The chances are that you've not come across GameVial before. We're a fairly clued up and expert sort of channel and we were stunned, staggered and bewildered to sit next to them at the Cross Party Group on Videogames Technology and discover a whole new studio, right under our noses. It was exactly the sort …
Engage Invest Exploit 2013
Engage Invest Exploit is an event run by Edinburgh University's globally respected School of Informatics, which offers start-up companies the opportunity to showcase their work to an audience of investors, business experts (and your editor, since the rest of the media gives not a fig). It's an event which is often overlooked and tends to …
All Change…
So you may have noticed the new theme on the http://www.scottishgames.net site. It's the first step in the ongoing evolution of the site as a force for all that is good and right and true in the rapidly evolving wide, wide world o' games. NOW for the FIRST TIME EVER you can find all of …
The UK’s Favourite Designer
OK, it's a subjective question. Who is the best designer in the UK? Now the team at Zappar have helped answer that question with their new project. Hot on the heels of working with supermodel Solenn Heussaff and some ice cream; a couple of the world's biggest wrestling stars, classic english literature, reinventing greetings cards …
Are You LinkedIn? Ultra Limited Exclusive Memberships Now OPEN
Yes, you can now join the Scottish Games debates, discussions and strategy planning on the professional social network LinkedIn. Membership is by approval only and for strictly limited to professionals working within the digital media space (and students on relevant courses). Join now for early bird incentives and unique super powers.
Time Capsule Tuesday – THE Definitive History Of Games In Scotland
Did you know that Scottishgames was originally started in 2005 as a Yahoo Group? That didn't work. It required people to get involved and contribute. So in 2006, your editor took the decision to start a blog. At that time, TypePad was a decent choice and allowed sophisticated content like words and pictures to be …
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Out Now – Thor The Hedgehog – New For Android
There's a new hedgehog on the block, which could mean Sonic's days as a highly overrated platform star, may be numbered. Thor is the star of a new Android game from the team at Glovik games, in Edinburgh. A physics-based puzzle/platformer, players must use Thor's body of ultimate sharpness to pierce objects, burst things and …
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New Breed Part 1 – New Update For APB: Reloaded
APB: Reloaded is the new free-to-play incarnation of APB, the action-based MMO released by Realtime Worlds shortly before its demise in 2010. The game was acquired by US-based Gamers First and ongoing development was put into the hands of Reloaded Productions, now located in Edinburgh. APB: Reloaded was released towards the end of 2011 and …
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