It's Your Way Or The Sorbet The unexpectedly cut-throat world of local frozen dairy treat sales is the setting for the latest release from Edinburgh's Ant Workshop, with the release of Ice Cream Wars. Released for the PC via Steam and on Nintendo Switch, Ice Cream Wars challenges players to find and sell the good... Continue Reading →
WarDog Studios is officially one of the best places to work in the UK games industry, after picking up one of the coveted trophies at the eighth GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2024. The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday, September 18th at the Royal Institution in London, as part of the GI.biz HR... Continue Reading →
Get ready for the Scotland-wide games industry Hub Quiz Autumn 2024 courtesy of our friends at Hubworld. Coming to Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Hub Quiz (and you have to love the name...) is open to games industry folks at all levels for a cross-country week of questions. Teams up to a maximum of six... Continue Reading →
Help us Create Something Amazing… YouthLink Scotland and Abertay University are looking for two digital technologists in residence roles to work with two youth groups to develop their game ideas. They are looking for two creative and self-motivated game designers to help the groups finalise their concepts and explore game development. Each group has created... Continue Reading →
The excellent Opera.agency is gearing up for its Creative SoundLAB September 2024 event, a unique opportunity for games developers, animators, film-makers and other creators to connect with top audio talent and elevate the soundscapes of their projects. Network with the Best in Audio: The event will be held at Edinburgh Napier University's Bright Red Triangle... Continue Reading →
In August 2023 Edinburgh-based Keelworks released its critically-acclaimed debut title, CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, described as: "A frantic, chaotic, visually splendid shooter that plays like it came from the mid-’90s." Scottish Games Network sat down with Meher Kalenderian, the co-founder and CEO of Keelworks to talk about the founding of the studio, the genesis of... Continue Reading →
Uncover a Unique Story About Saying Farewell Farewell North, is the beautiful debut game from Edinburgh-based independent developer Kyle Banks is OUT NOW for PC (via Steam), Nintendo Switch and Xbox. The game is an open-world journey where you play as a border collie on an adventure with his owner through the Scottish Highlands. Players... Continue Reading →
Reforged Studios, a new publisher founded by Scottish videogames veterans, has today revealed its first two acquisitions Ground Shatter and Glasgow-based Extra Mile Studios, with others to be announced later in the year. Reforged Studios is a new breed of hybrid developer/publisher that empowers the studios it acquires to continue crafting great games whilst adding... Continue Reading →
Panelists Include Representatives Of WarDog, West College Scotland, Amicable Animal, Cobra Mobile & Heriot Watt University - Chaired by Michael Marra MSP The Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics 2024 takes place in August with a five-day programme of over 30 events, in the home of Scottish politics at Holyrood.  This year, for the first time ever,... Continue Reading →
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing is a twin-stick vertical scrolling shooter (shmup!) that delivers old-school nostalgia with next-generation high-quality graphics, animation and intense action. It's OUT NOW for PlayStation5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Blacknut games streaming service. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t03Ou2Mrzvk CYGNI is the first release from Edinburgh-based Keelworks and is published worldwide by... Continue Reading →
