In 2012 it was all about Tower Defence, could 2013 be the year of the Massively Multiplayer Online game? Towards the end of last year, several companies in Scotland were nominated in several competitions (and end of year 'best of' lists), most of which focused on the 'tower defence' genre. Cobra's iBomber Defense Pacific, Ninja …
Tsumanga: New Studio, New License, New Market
Tsumanga is a brand new game studio based in Glasgow. The company has been founded by Graeme Harvey and Elias Moubayed formerly of Huzutech. Tsumanga is focused on the creation of social and online massively-multiplayer games aimed at a younger audience of kids, tweens and teens. The company has signed a deal with Italy's Rainbow …
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One Thumb Mobile Expanding Into New Office Space For Ongoing Recruitment
One Thumb Mobile is one of the country's most experienced mobile developers. Based in central Glasgow, the company has worked with some very large licenses, media and entertainment companies to produce branded games and apps for every variety of mobile. IN 2011 the company launched an original new massively-multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG for those …
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Civil War: 1863 – New iOS Strategy Game From Hunted Cow
A nation divided. Two opposing sides, united by a love of their country, yet torn asunder by irreconcilable differences and notions of what it means to be 'an American'. Ideology, political wrangling and corruption descending into hostility, conflict and open warfare... Not the forthcoming US elections, sadly, but the American civil war. A period of …
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APB Hits 1.9.0
The latest update for online Cops & Robbers crimefest, APB: Reloaded was uploaded over the weekend, adding new content, items and activities to the MMO. A new Joker distribution centre has been added to the game, while entirely new activities (and levels of activities) have been added to the game's Fight Club mode, giving players …
Enter Competition, Win Nice Award. Or Die Alone
Dear game developers... The BAFTA In Scotland 2012 competition has less than one week to go before entries close. There is a dedicated games category. If you enter it, you could win a BAFTA. BAFTA winners are glamorous and successful and can tell everybody that they are BAFTA AWARD WINNERS. Winning is a good thing, …
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Reloaded Games Merges With K2 Networks, Raises Funding, Expands Platform
Reloaded Games, the company behind the release of APB Reloaded has a whole chunk of news to announce today... First of all, the company has completed its merger with K2 Networks, with the new organisation focused behind the Reloaded Games brand. The development division will stay as Reloaded Productions, while the consumer site retains the …
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VentureBeat Covers APB: Reloaded
VentureBeat is rapidly becoming one of the most significant news channels for the games industry. It's not just funding, deals and finance, it now covers industry news from all areas of the rapidly evolving games world. The publication posted an interview with the team at Reloaded Productions over the weekend, in which GM Michael Boniface, …
New Breed Part 1 – New Update For APB: Reloaded
APB: Reloaded is the new free-to-play incarnation of APB, the action-based MMO released by Realtime Worlds shortly before its demise in 2010. The game was acquired by US-based Gamers First and ongoing development was put into the hands of Reloaded Productions, now located in Edinburgh. APB: Reloaded was released towards the end of 2011 and …
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Data Driven Analytics – What Social Games Do
The team at Huzutech in Glasgow posted a fascinating piece on the use of data analysis and metrics in the social gaming space on their blog last week. We checked it was OK to re-post the piece here and present, for your pleasure and delight, Huzutech on social gaming and designing by data analysis... You …
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