Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The folks at Denki have been very quiet over the last few months. Many saw this as proof positive that the company was sub-contracted to Santa, making toys and games for the good boys and girls of the world. Other, less charitable souls, claimed it was because the company was trying to suppress new that …
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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a new member of the Scottish games community. Chunk Games is a new label, created by Glasgow digital design agency Chunk. The company has worked in the marketing, advertising and design field for a number of years now and has produced several 'games' both in the traditional sense and in …
Edinburgh-based 3MRT is a company working in the 'educational' or 'serious' gaming sector, using games technology and techniques to create 'accelerated learning software designed to improve the retention of information and exam performance of its users.' 3MRT's flagship InQuizitor range is now available for the iPhone and iPod through the Apple App Store. Published by …
Dundee's Cobra Mobile has announced the latest title in its popular iBomber franchise. iBomber Defense for the iPhone/iPad has been published in conjunction with mobile publisher Chillingo. iBomber Defense takes the franchise in a new directi0n. The first two titles were set inside a bomber, with a birds-eye view of targets on the ground. The …
Tag Games has announced the creation of a new, non-gaming app brand. Tag Apps reflects Tag's increasing expertise in the wider app market, where they have created various forms of app for companies including Channel 4 and Virgin Atlantic. An increasing number of companies are now turning to the various app markets and looking for …
It's an iPhone release frenzy this week for the Scottish development companies. Digital Goldfish, the company behind the iPhone version of the smash-hit Bloons, has released the latest game in the franchise: Hot Air Bloon. The AppStore itself is less than forthcoming with background on the game, but we prised a little more detail out …
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In a week of frenzied game release activity, Tag Games announced the first title to come through its partnership with Channel 4. Come Dine With Me is the insanely popular cooking programme which challenges four 'normal' members of the public (or occasionally celebrities) to hold dinner parties for each other. The guests then rate their …
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YoYo Games is clearly not a company to rest on its laurels. Following the release of Skydiver Mach II, the company's first iPhone/iPod game at the end of October, YoYo has now released it's first iPad game, Maddening. The App Store is less than forthcoming with the details, but according to the YoYo Games website: …
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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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