Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The BAFTA In Scotland awards for 2012 are now open for entries. The games category is open to ALL games, created in Scotland, or by Scottish developers. The games award covers ALL platforms from Triple A console titles, through to free-to-play social titles. The most important criteria is that the game is publicly available. So, …
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One of the companies we were massively impressed by at the recent Engage-Invest-Exploit event in Edinburgh was Speech Graphics. Their technology, which synchronises lip movement with recorded speech is simply the best we've seen. To the extent that all of the Xbox 360 and PS3 games we played over the following weeks looked almost embarrassing …
VentureBeat is rapidly becoming one of the most significant news channels for the games industry. It's not just funding, deals and finance, it now covers industry news from all areas of the rapidly evolving games world. The publication posted an interview with the team at Reloaded Productions over the weekend, in which GM Michael Boniface, …
Like the cat flap, onions and gravity, the greatest inventions are simple and obvious once you see them. 'Why?' you wonder, 'didn't I think of that first?' Chances are you were tagging chums on Facebook, or queuing for chips. Thankfully however, there are clever, creative people out there who are making these obvious things real …
Reloaded Productions is looking for an experienced programmer. Find out more on our JOBS page.
The videogames sector has given rise to many well loved characters. From Mario and Sonic to Solid Snake, Lara Craft and that lady from Mass Effect , the industry is replete with memorable and unique personalities. However, you rarely get to play as dead genius composers, locked in mortal combat with your peers. Thankfully Wigs …
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Attention CEOs, MDs and entrepreneurs, Interactive Scotland is hosting an investment masterclass at Hillington Innovation Centre on Thursday 14th of June for companies exploring funding opportunities... Taking place from 9am-4pm, tickets are still available from Eventbrite. Speakers include: Ian McDougall, McDougall Johnstone – Getting your business Investor Ready Alan Bain - Scottish Investment Bank - Equity and debt finance …
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Quizball is, as the name suggests, a Quiz-based football game, from the first team at Ludometrics. The team set out their stall early doors and at the end of the day got the result they wanted... That's it for football cliches for now. Please don't worry. If you know your Mourinhos from your Mexican Waves …
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Alongside the website (www.scottishgames.net), Scottishgames is now comprised of a Facebook group, LinkedIn group, Twitter feed, RSS feed(s) and daily e-mail update. On Facebook there are over 600 members, participating and doing everything from sharing news, starting debates and announcing releases. LinkedIn is for more serious debate, job listings, questions, discussion and criticism. Twitter reflects …
Dundee development studio Digital Goldfish, the company behind the Bloons games on iPhone, is to sponsor the shorts for Dundee United football team for the coming season. Fulfilling a lifelong dream (they tell us), the company's logo will appear on the shorts of the Dundee United team throughout the 2012-2013 season. Digital Goldfish are not …
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