One of the new companies to be listed on the paranormally comprehensive Company Directory list is a new developer/publisher based in Paisley. Â LinxOnline has just released its first title and bucking the trend of recent releases, it's for Android. Dot Game is pocket sized slice of retro gaming, which should take you straight back to …
Fund Shplem
Shplem is the BAFTA-nominated game, created in just 48 hours at the Scottish Game Jam, which took place at the start of the year. Â As well as the BAFTA, the game won the best tech and best artwork awards at the jam. Now Team Shpleh has started a crowd-funding project to help them turn the …
Developed By Chunk, Designed By Kids – Freewheelin’ – New For iOS & Android
There's a new App on the block - or should that be up on blocks - for your nearest Apple or Android device. Â Freewheelin' was developed by Glasgow's Chunk Games, but the design was created by a team of three (aged 16 & 17) from Earlston High School (in the Borders, near Melrose, for those …
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Out Now – Word Crasher For iPad & Mac – New From Pixels On Toast
Pixels on Toast is the development studio set up by games genius Kevin Ng. Â Based in Edinburgh, Pixels On Toast is the studio behind games including Kick Flick Football, the forthcoming Food Run and the newly released Word Crasher. Â Or indeed the newly enhanced version for the latest iPad - Word Crasher Blitz. Billed as …
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An In At Outplay
Prior to this weekend's festival of games-related recruitment opportunity and wonder, Dundee's own venture-backed social gaming outfit Outplay Entertainment is looking for a variety of summer interns. Covering roles from art and programming through to community management, marketing and data analysis, there's something for everyone. The words 'talented' and 'creative' were mentioned, which certainly covers …
New From YoYo Games – Froad – For iOS & Android
YoYo's busy and efficient release schedule is back with the company's latest title emerging for both Android and iOS. Â Froad (is he/she a frog or a toad? Â We may never know...) In Froad, players are challenged to catch and nom down on tasty, tasty bugs - and avoid yucky horrid bugs, to keep Froad alive. …
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Out Now – Word Trick For iOS
Word Trick, Outplay Entertainment's first title for Apple iOS is now live on the App Store in the US, UK, Canada and Europe. Â The game is new take on the classic board game formula. Â Players take it in turns to make the highest scoring words they can from a selection of eight letters. The board …
Now Hiring – One Thumb Mobile
We've had a request from the team at One Thumb Mobile, who are looking for a number of staff, to let readers know about the opportunities within the company and what they're up to at the moment. If you've not come across them before, One Thumb Mobile is a leading mobile development studio based in …
Cobra Tantalises With Coming Soon Creative
Whatever will they think of next? Â Cobra has started promoting a forthcoming game - BEFORE IT'S EVEN RELEASED! Their so-called promotion will be looked upon by the wider industry with the greatest disapprobation and their concept will be stolen, pirated and released upon the lawless streets of the world before they can draw breath. Will …
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Tag’s Funpark Friends Nominated In International Mobile Games Awards
Tag's first title for its casual/social TagPlay label, Funpark Friends, has been nominated in the Best Social Games category in the 2012 International Mobile Games Awards, which are announced that the Mobile World Congress, which takes place in Barcelona at the end of February. Congratulations to the team and we'll all keep our fingers crossed …
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