Glasgow's Firebrand Games has been fairly quiet of late. The Studio is the developer behind a whole range of driving games for large publishers, including TrackMania on Nintendo DS to Need for Speed: Undercover to Dirt 2 and Need for Speed: The Run on Wii and Nintendo 3DS. However the studio has been working on its …
Lucky Frame Issue Gentlemen With Relish
Lucky Frame is a creative design studio based in Edinburgh. They're not a game developer - though their last few releases have been game-like. They're the recipients of critical acclaim for their last few titles and have a shiny BAFTA award for Bad Hotel, released in 2012. The company has worked on a variety of …
Reclusive Scottish Games Tycoon Speaks – New Game, New Company
If there's one defining characteristic of game developers in Scotland, it would be taciturnity. A habitual unwillingness to gleefully engage in conversation about one's latest game, or a suspicion that showing more than bare tolerance for the aforementioned title is, somehow... well, vulgar. The sort of activity that one might expect of frauds, charlatans or …
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Hunted Cow Signs Publishing Agreement With Criss Cross
Hunted Cow, the highlands-based developer and publisher behind games including Tank Battle: North Africa, Battle Dungeon: Risen and Fallen Sword, has signed a deal with Dundee's Criss Cross Games, to bring the studio's first title, Crystal Reign, to market on a number of platforms, beginning with iOS and Android tablets. Details on the game are …
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NOW HIRING – Codeplay
Codeplay is an enigma. One of Scotland's most successful technology companies, with a truly global reputation, yet they work on such secret projects that most people never know about all the consoles, mobiles and devices it helps shape, optimise and prepare for developers to build the next generation of awesome upon. Now Codeplay is hiring. The …
Sky Without Sun: Target – New From Made With Numbers
Made With Numbers is a one man band, a company formed by veteran games programmer Alexander Illes, who decided that working on his own projects would be a fine idea. Alex has since worked on a game framework for future projects, alongside his first commercial release - Sky Without Sun: Target. Sky Without Sun: Target …
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Pyramus Real-Time Strategy Game For iOS
Hunted Cow's relentless invasion of the mobile strategy market continues with the company's latest release. Pyramus is the company's first real-time strategy game. Set in deep space, players must take control of individual ships to outwit, outmanoeuvre and destroy their opponents. Pyramus offers two distinct races, each with different ships, different capabilities and different weapons. …
Hunted Cow Seeking EIGHT Paid Summer Interns
Hunted Cow, the development studio behind games including Fallen Sword, Eldevin, Battle Dungeon: Risen, Tank Battle: 1944 and Civil War: 1863 are looking for paid interns, to work with the company over the summer. These are PAID positions, offering minimum national wage and are full time (40 hours per week, 8 x weeks contract). As Hunted Cow describes …
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Chock-A-Block – Out Now For iOS From Claymore Games
Chock-A-Block is an original new sliding block puzzle game from the team at Claymore Games. It's out now for iOS, with Android and Windows Phone versions coming soon. Chock-A-Block combines the simple, easily understood classic 'match 3' gameplay (put three or more of the same things together to make them vanish and pick up points) …
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Cobra Launches Massive Promotional Campaign With The Sun
The mark the fourth anniversary of iBomber, Cobra Mobile has launched a major promotional campaign with The Sun newspaper, giving away 50,000 copies of iBomber Defense Pacific, worth around £100,000. Readers of The Sun can visit the paper's website to pick up a promotional code, which will allow them to download the game for iOS. In …
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