Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The Glasgow Independent Games Festival 2025 (GIGF) will take place on August 9th, 2025, promising a vibrant celebration of independent game development at the beloved Barras Art and Design (BAaD) building. Organised by the Glasgow Independent Games Group CIC (GIGG), this year's festival will showcase groundbreaking projects from emerging and established indie developers, alongside thought-provoking …
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Games Skills Survey! In a groundbreaking move to understand the key challenges facing the Scottish games ecosystem, Skills Development Scotland has worked with the Scottish Games Network to launch the first-ever research project into the skills landscape across the sector. This vital initiative, conducted by independent research agency EKOS, supported by the Scottish Games Network, …
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PHASE to Ignite Murrayfield with Epic Games Festival in 2025 Edinburgh, Scotland – Murrayfield Stadium is set to transform into a gamer's paradise as PHASE 2025, a brand-new three-day games festival, makes its highly anticipated debut on September 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2025. Promising to be far more than another industry event, PHASE 2025 aims …
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HubWorld Scotland is hosting XP Exchange, a new event designed to bring Scotland’s games industry together for an evening of knowledge sharing, networking, and discussion. Event Details: Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 Time: 18:30 GMT Location: CyberQuarter, Abertay University, Dundee XP Exchange is a community-driven event aimed at game developers, designers, artists, writers, and industry …
Scotland's creative industries are set for a major boost with the launch of CoSTAR - a new £9 million virtual production studio, designed to drive research, innovation, and economic growth in screen, games, immersive, and performance sectors. Abertay University officially opened the CoSTAR Realtime Lab at Water’s Edge in Dundee on Tuesday, marking the start …
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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Immersive Creatives: Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre has announced that Adrian Hon, the former CEO and founder of Zombies Run studio Six To Start has joined the organisation as an Associate Artist, giving the theatre a new focus on immersive technologies and experiences. A new programme of Immersive Creatives events and panel discussions have been announced, running …
The Rusty Hammer Kickstarter campaign is now live. If you've not yet come across Rusty Hammer, it is an idle clicker game set in the same universe as Rise of the Village Hero, the first commercial release from Ludus Pax Studios. The game is titled after the blacksmith shop that Ricker - the first NPC …
Two Scottish games companies, Hyper Luminal Games and Keelworks, have secured significant funding from the UK Global Screen Fund, marking a boost for the Scottish games community. The £2.15 million funding round will support 26 screen sector businesses across the UK, enabling them to expand their international reach and forge new partnerships in the global …
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Prepare for another exhilarating leap into the world of Flea! as Lowtek Games' highly anticipated sequel, Flea2!, launches on physical media for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Sega Dreamcast. Following the success of the original Flea! in 2020, Flea2! continues Henry's mission to liberate his fellow fleas, this time focusing on freeing ALL of …
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