Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The University of St Andrews has announced a special games-focused enterprise session as part of its annual Innovation Week, featuring Scottish Games Network CEO Brian Baglow (me!) alongside industry legend Carol Clark, Chief Operating Officer at Pocket Sized Hands and Honorary Professor in Practice at the University of Dundee. Hosted by the EdenTay Founders Community …
We’re looking for game developers and creators working on projects outside the consumer games market. Video games are no longer confined to entertainment. Around the world, the underlying toolsets, workflows, and philosophies of game design – from real-time 3D simulation and virtual production to behavioural systems and playful interaction design – are transforming industries including …
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Non-profit games careers organisation Into Games has announced Get Into Games: Dundee 2026, a dedicated one-day careers event designed to help young people break into the video games industry. Taking place on Saturday 26 September 2026 at Water's Edge in Dundee, the free event is aimed at young people aged 12–21, offering direct access to …
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The amazing, grassroots cultural and music organisation Tinderbox Collective has announced PlayAway 2026, a one-day conference and exhibition taking place in Edinburgh this autumn. Scheduled for Saturday 24 October 2026 at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith, the gathering is designed to explore the intersections between game design, creative technology, the arts, …
The Scottish Games Network has officially joined as a community partner for the upcoming TecTonic Night Summit, which returns to Barras Art and Design (BAaD) on Thursday, 10 September 2026. (Read on for our exclusive discount code below...) Part of Glasgow Tech Week, the evening event brings together over 400 founders, creators, investors, and ecosystem …
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This Is So Much More Than Games... Scottish creative technology and immersive arts studio SUUM has announced OPTIKA, a major new day-and-night celebration of digital art and electronic music taking place at Glasgow's SWG3 next month. The event will take over SWG3’s Galvanisers Yard on Saturday 25 July 2026 as part of the official Glasgow …
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The full line up for the third annual Glasgow Independent Games Festival has been announced including a World Premiere from the Bitloom Games - the studio behind Phogs. The Glasgow Independent Games Festival is officially set to take place on the 11th and 12th of July, in Glasgow’s Barras Art and Design (BAaD) building. This …
Developers and studios from across the country are invited to participate in the upcoming Powering Futures series, a national initiative designed to introduce high school pupils to the diverse range of careers available in Scotland’s thriving digital and creative sectors. As part of our ongoing commitment to the Scottish Games Action Plan (and our Hello …
The Scottish Game Developers Association (SGDA) has announced the return of its Games Talks Live series, with a three-city tour taking place across Scotland’s primary games hubs from 24 to 26 March 2026. The events, which have been a staple of the local industry calendar since 2019, will feature a mix of lightning talks and …
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Get your alibis ready. Our friends at Hubworld have announced a new, ambitious HubQuiz, and this time it's a cross-country competition to find Scotland's cleverest developers. Taking place in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee on consecutive nights, the "part pub-quiz and part game-show" event invites all game industry workers to gather their teams and battle for …