News surfaced on Twitter earlier today that the domain http://www.realtimeworlds.com has now been acquired and staked out by a domain hosting company. So it seems appropriate to link to an epitaph of the company, which was posted on Eurogamer yesterday: "APB has been a fantastic journey, but unfortunately that journey has come to a premature …
Politicians Disagree Over Tax Breaks For Games – Live On TV…
...complete with basic errors and added Darth Vader. The issue of tax breaks for the games industry refuses to disappear, despite being turned down by Chancellor George Osborne in his first budget, earlier this year. On today's BBC Politics show, shadow minister for international development Gareth Thomas clashed with Liberal MP Tom Brake on whether …
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Monday Newsround Up…
It's the triumphant return of the newsround up, friends. A daily capsule of newsy goodness, designed to highlight the stories, issues and topics within the interactive world which are interesting, relevant or simply full of win. Here are today's headlines... Sony admits to having a 'new product' in development, won't confirm it's the PSP phone …
Realtime Worlds Administrator Continues To Distress
With nearly 200 employees losing their jobs, serious debt and a live game to sell, the liquidation of Realtime Worlds was never going to be pretty. However, the actions of the company appointed as administrator, Edinburgh-based Begbies Traynor, since the company folded have been widely viewed as having little or no concern for those affected. …
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First Reviews Hit For Cohort’s ‘The Shoot’
Cohort's first title for the PlayStation Move 'The Shoot' was released over the last few days. It's starting to pick up some critical attention. The first review, from Digital Chumps said it "may very well be the first must have game for the Move." The game is an 'on rails' shooter, in which the player …
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Government Unveils ‘A Digital Ambition For Scotland’ – TIGA Approves
The Scottish government has unveiled a new paper, outlining its plans for digital infrastructure in Scotland. While the digital media and interactive sectors are not mentioned specifically, the paper provides high level details of plans for the digital economy, including the highest levels of broadband penetration and pick-up in the UK. More detailed strategy is …
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Dynamo Scoops Herald Digital GAMES Award
This week saw the conclusion of the 2010 Scottish Herald Digital Business Awards, with Dynamo Games walking off with the Games trophy for their first Facebook title, Soccer Tycoon, with Cohort Studios commended for their PlayStation Move title The Shoot. Other categories also saw interactive companies picking up awards. VEEMEE, the company which specialises in …
YoYo Games Launches First iPhone App – Skydiver Mach II
YoYo Games has announced its first commercially available game for the iPhone. Skydiver Mach II is a brand new title, out now on the Apple App Store. The launch marks YoYo's first steps into the publishing sector. The company is the creator of the hugely successful GameMaker app, which boasts over 1,000,000 users globally who …
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100,000 People Working In Scottish Games Industry
The Telegraph has posted the latest part of it's 'tech map of Britain' today, looking at the digital media and technology sectors here in Scotland. It specifically mentions the games sector, speaking to Specialmove's Andy Campbell, as well as a spokesman from Rockstar North. While the article is positive overall and looks at a number …
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Canadian Developers Receive Multi-Million Dollar Boost
Following significant activity within the Scottish government at Holyrood and the UK government in Westminster, regarding the issue of tax breaks for game developers, new has emerged that the Canadian government has made a multi-million dollar investment to the country's development community. According to Develop: The Canada Media Fund this month granted CA$12.9 million (£8m) …
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