The Billion-Pound Ghost: Why Project Pathfinder is the Economic Firewall Scotland’s Games Sector Needs

Project Pathfinder: Scotland's Interaction Economy

Project Pathfinder: Last week, the Herald published its list of the 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture. It was an impressive collection of talent - but it was also a perfect snapshot of why the interactive sector remains a 'billion-pound ghost' in our national policy. Despite being one of the most successful …

CoSTAR: Scotland’s Virtual Production Studios Poised to Transform Games and Screen Industries

CoSTAR Launch Event

Scotland's creative industries are set for a major boost with the launch of CoSTAR - a new £9 million virtual production studio, designed to drive research, innovation, and economic growth in screen, games, immersive, and performance sectors. Abertay University officially opened the CoSTAR Realtime Lab at Water’s Edge in Dundee on Tuesday, marking the start …

Brighten Winter’s Gloom With (FREE) Grand Theft Hamlet

Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Hamlet? Hearken, gentlefolk of the Scottish Games realm, to a merry tale of cinematic delight and gaming spectacle! As the eighth month of winter’s darkness approaches, Escapes - fortified by the treasures of the BFI and that fortuitous lottery gold - declare a jubilant return! Yes, Escapes shall again unfurl a banner of …

Rubber Keyed Wonder: Spectrum Movie Premiere In Dundee

Rubber Keyed Wonder Movie Poster

The Rubber Keyed Wonder - a new feature-length documentary about the legendary Sinclair Spectrum - is coming to the DCA in Dundee for its Scottish premiere on Sunday 24th November 2024. Book now In the late 1970s, British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair envisioned creating an affordable home computer that could change the world. In 1982, …

Dundee Home To New Screen Industries R&D Lab – CoSTAR

Unreal Fellowship

Dundee's new CoSTAR R&D lab is part of UKRI’s Convergent Screen Technologies and performance in Realtime (CoSTAR) programme

BAFTA Guru Live Scotland – Glasgow, March 18th 2023

BAFTA Guru Scotland Live 2023

BAFTA Guru Live Scotland is the academy's programme for new talent and career starters taking place in Glasgow on March 18th 2023.

The BAFTA Scotland Sessions: Game Design, Writing, Features, Shorts

BAFTA Scotland Sessions November 2021

cotland Awards 2021, including the games nominees - Amicable Animal (SOLAS 128), Blazing Griffin (Murder Mystery Machine) and Bitloom (Phogs).

Axis Studios: Animation, VFX and Realtime Production

The Scottish Games Network recently sat down with Michael Zaman and Traci Tufte from Axis Studios, to talk about the company's growing use of 'realtime' technology, and it's work in games, film, and TV.

Axis’ New Showreels Reveal

Axis Studios 2021 Showreel

Axis Studios, the animation and visual effects giant, headquartered in Glasgow, has released its incredible showreels, highlighting the key projects from 2021.

£7M UK Global Screen Fund Opens

black flat screen computer monitor on black wooden desk

The UK Global Screen Fund is a £7 million, one-year pilot fund designed to boost international development and distribution opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sectors, including film, TV, videogames and animation.