Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Following an in-depth visit to Japan's world-renowned gaming ecosystem earlier this year, Techscaler is hosting a special event in Edinburgh to share invaluable insights, lessons, and opportunities for Scotland's games sector. Techscaler Japan Takeaways: Accelerating Scotland's Global Gaming Ambitions, is a free event will take place on Tuesday, June 24th, 2025, from 5:30 PM to …
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Scotland's Games Industry Powers Up with Techscaler Japan Programme Scotland's games sector is set for a boost as eight of the country's most promising games studios journey to Japan as part of the Techscaler Japan programme. Following the success of Techscaler's initiatives in San Francisco and Singapore, this new international programme will support Scottish games …
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Scottish game developers are preparing to take centre stage at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, this April. As part of a larger Scottish delegation showcasing expertise in creative industries, life sciences, and offshore wind, the games sector will have a dedicated day on 17th April to connect with potential buyers, investors, and advisors. Eight Scottish …
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http://youtu.be/k7CzbkJhcrs Kobojo, the new Dundee studio which was revealed a few weeks ago is today giving the world a glimpse of the new game it's working on, at the Tokyo Game Show. Details are currently few and far between, but what we do know is that the game will be called Zodiac and according to the game's …
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Dundee's Beartrap Games has released its first original new title. Sky Patrol is now live and exclusive on Windows Phone. Sky Patrol is an action-packed strategic shooter that puts planes in your pocket. The game features 50 explosive levels, masses of offensive, defensive and entirely destructive weapons and 'strategic weapon deployment and path creation' though …
Back in December, the creative powerhouse/dynamic duo behind the rather amazing Game City festival, made it through wind and weather to hold their first ever Modern Playing event at Edinburgh's Filmhouse. It was a lovely evening. Games were discussed. Play was pondered. Snow fell. A christmas tree was adopted. A bearded man came from the east on …
At a glamorous and high profile event in New York City last night, Sony revealed the first details about it's much anticipated console, which it turns out will be called the PS4. The device itself was not shown, but the company highlighted many of the platform's next generation features including: 8 GB of unified memory, …
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'Development Hell' is a well-known term for the painful gestation of a Hollywood movie. Whether modern AAA games suffer the same problems from concept to release, I don't know personally but I am certain that they do. I am currently reading Tales From Development Hell, and whilst the movie industry is not the games industry, there …
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To celebrate the fourth of July, the team at Proper Games is making their brand new iPad game, Yo Deshi, FREE - but only for 24 hours. What is Yo Deshi? Â Well, Proper Games describes it like this: YoDeshi is the long lost game from ancient China! This 1-2 Player game is perfect for passing …
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