(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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Wardog Studios secured a significant win at the Scottish EDGE Round 24 Awards. The studio received £75,000 in the Creative EDGE category, which will enable the studio to begin work on its first original intellectual property (IP). The Scottish EDGE Awards is an ongoing competition which recognises and rewards Scotland's most promising businesses. This year,... Continue Reading →
Build A Rocket Boy, the Scottish-headquartered games studio founded by Leslie Benzies, has announced the acquisition of PlayFusion, a multi-award winning, independent, UK-based game developer and publisher. The acquisition follows the studio's largest funding raise in Scottish technology this year. The studio says the combination of the two studios will accelerate growth as BARB continues... Continue Reading →
Sync Drinks Scotland is the first Scottish production of the long-running music and media social nights, originally founded in London by Duncan Smith, the head of music for Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. Sync Drinks connects music supervisors, production companies, games studios, advertising agencies and others who license compositions, with labels, publishers and music makers. The... Continue Reading →
The University of Stirling has teamed up with Edinburgh-based studio Glitchers to launch Restore, a new browser-based video game designed to give players a hands-on experience with environmental restoration while contributing to critical real-world research. The release of Restore highlights how video games can powerfully support real-world tasks and research into global challenges like biodiversity... Continue Reading →
Wardog Studios has revealed a stunning new logo and identity which the studio says better suits its values and goals - disruption, quality and ambition. Since it was established in 2019, Edinburgh-based Wardog has established an international reputation as one of the world's leading co-development and art studios, working with some of the biggest AAA... Continue Reading →
