Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Edinburgh’s Ant Workshop Unleashes Scottish Myth & Folklore in New Roguelike Deckbuilder Into The Restless Ruins The glens and crags (and dungeons) of Scottish folklore have sprung to life today with the launch of Into The Restless Ruins, the innovative new title from Edinburgh-based developer, Ant Workshop. Published by Wales Interactive, this captivating roguelike deckbuilder, …
Scotland's creative communities are set to converge at the Creative Tech Scotland Gathering 2025, a one-day event dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersection of creativity and technology. Hosted by the Edinburgh Futures Institute, the gathering promises a jam-packed schedule of talks, demos, and workshops designed to inspire and connect practitioners across the creative industries. The …
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Hubworld's HubQuiz: A Tri-City Test of Gaming Knowledge Get ready to flex your trivia muscles! Hubworld is bringing its popular videogames pub quiz to three cities for HubQuiz Spring 2025 - a three day celebration of gaming knowledge. This isn't your average pub quiz! Expect a creative combo of trivia and game show elements, creating …
The next meeting of Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cross Party Group at the Scottish Parliament takes place on April 22nd 2025, from 18:00-20:00. The meeting will be the CPG's Annual General Meeting and is open to everyone working in, around or interested in games across Scotland. The AGM will set the agenda, goals and priorities for …
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Scotland's Games Industry Powers Up with Techscaler Japan Programme Scotland's games sector is set for a boost as eight of the country's most promising games studios journey to Japan as part of the Techscaler Japan programme. Following the success of Techscaler's initiatives in San Francisco and Singapore, this new international programme will support Scottish games …
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(Also: Crossy Road Mashup) Subway Surfers, Sybo's multi-multi-billion download endless runner has hit Edinburgh for the first time, as part of the title's Easter update. While the game has featured some of the world's most famous cities in the past, the new update brings the castle-based capital to the game "blending Scotland’s historic charm with …
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Edinburgh's Ant Workshop, in collaboration with Wales Interactive, has announced the upcoming launch of its highly anticipated roguelike deckbuilder, Into the Restless Ruins. The game - rooted in Scottish folklore - is scheduled to launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on May 15th, 2025. To give players a tantalising first …
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Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cross Party Group at the Scottish Parliament has announced the dates for its meetings in 2025. The group was created to 'promote the games sector in Scotland and build a thriving games ecosystem' and is open to everyone working in, around or interested in games across Scotland. The CPG offers an opportunity …
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PHASE to Ignite Murrayfield with Epic Games Festival in 2025 Edinburgh, Scotland – Murrayfield Stadium is set to transform into a gamer's paradise as PHASE 2025, a brand-new three-day games festival, makes its highly anticipated debut on September 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2025. Promising to be far more than another industry event, PHASE 2025 aims …
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Immersive Creatives: Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre has announced that Adrian Hon, the former CEO and founder of Zombies Run studio Six To Start has joined the organisation as an Associate Artist, giving the theatre a new focus on immersive technologies and experiences. A new programme of Immersive Creatives events and panel discussions have been announced, running …