Following hot on the heels of the excellent interview with Reloaded Productions, the mighty VentureBeat has now covered Euphonious' new AudioSkins idea for Sonic Logos... Scottishgames.net even gets a tip of the hat as the source. We're very proud.
Speech Graphics Recruiting
One of the companies we were massively impressed by at the recent Engage-Invest-Exploit event in Edinburgh was Speech Graphics. Â Their technology, which synchronises lip movement with recorded speech is simply the best we've seen. Â To the extent that all of the Xbox 360 and PS3 games we played over the following weeks looked almost embarrassing …
Custom Sonic Logos – New From Euphonious
Like the cat flap, onions and gravity, the greatest inventions are simple and obvious once you see them. Â 'Why?' you wonder, 'didn't I think of that first?' Â 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 …
Minecraft For Xbox 360 – Made In Scotland
We're aware that Minecraft was intelligently designed, by the Mojang hero team and has its roots very firmly in Sweden. Â However, today saw the release of Minecraft for the Xbox 360, created by the team at 4J Studios' development office in East Linton (for our readers in Dundee - that's NOT where you live...) If …
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Scottish Climate Change App Competition – £50K Up For Grabs
There's an opportunity for the creative geniuses (genies?) of Scotland's interactive sector, to get their mitts on £50,000 in prize money, thanks to a new competition created by the Edinburgh Centre For Carbon Innovation and supported by the Scottish Government, Scottish & Southern Energy, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Microsoft and Scotland's 2020 Climate Group. The …
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Quarrel Vs The Games Industry.
Reproduced in whole, thanks to it being pretty much awesome. Â A celebration and a challenge. Â After the entire games industry told Denki that Quarrel wouldn't work on console - can we make it a hit? Â They deserve it, it's a damn fine game. Â Throw your weight behind this, please. Â Buy it, share it, tell people …
Quarrel Finally Heading To Xbox Live – Includes Multiplayer – Millions Make Merry
Quarrel, the highly regarded word game from Denki hit the iOS market towards the end of 2011. Â It proved quite popular with critics and players. Â It was awarded excellent scores and hit several 'game of the year' round ups. Â And scored a BAFTA. Now Quarrel is coming to Xbox. Â The game's original incarnation will finally …
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Please Welcome – Amoeba Labs
Ladies and gentlemen, we're delighted to announce that the company entering the staggeringly detailed Scottishgames Who's Who list at the big 5-0 is Amoeba Labs, the new venture from former Denki stalwart and Proper programmer Thomas Kronberg. Amoeba Labs is not only creating its own titles, but offering development experience across a huge range of …
Free Windows Phone 7 Workshop – Dundee – Saturday
Late breaking news time. Â There's a FREE Windows Phone 7 workshop taking place in Dundee tomorrow (Saturday 18th June). Â It's aimed at developers, students and Dare teams, but space is limited. Â So if you're interested, sign up NOW. Here are the facts: Featured Products/Topics:Â Windows Phone , Visual Studio 2010, Silverlight, Expression Studio, Expression Blend Recommended …
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4J Studios To Create Minecraft for Xbox Live
While there's been nothing officially 'official' word crept out via the social networks yesterday that Dundee's 4J Studios will be responsible for bringing indie games phenomenon Minecraft, to Xbox Live Arcade. A Facebook update from one of the studio heads yesterday, stated: "Delighted to announce 4J Studios is developing Minecraft for XBLA. Respect to Notch …
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