Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Scotland's vibrant animation sector is gearing up for the return of its flagship event, the MOVE Animation Summit 2025. This highly anticipated gathering will bring together industry leaders, practitioners, and emerging talent for three days of inspiration, networking, and celebration of animation. Conceived in 2016 by Edinburgh-based animation studios Interference Pattern and Stampede, the MOVE …
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Scottish EDGE Round 25 is now open, with a £1.5 million prize pot open to early-stage Scottish businesses. Applications are open until 14:00 on Thursday, 27th February 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYpCItz1vxE The big news for this round is the introduction of the Mission EDGE special category award, which has funding up to £150,000. This award, provided by …
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Jack King-Spooner and Talha Kaya, the developers behind the critically-acclaimed Judero, are back with a brand-new stop motion game - Mashina - which is now looking for funding on Kickstarter. Jack appeared on BBC Scotland recently to describe the game and his approach to game design and creation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_w86eG7GEM Mashina is described as a 'digging …
Asterism the new 'crafts meets pixels' game - and album - from the incredible solo developer Shimmerglitch is OUT NOW - on Itch, Steam and Bandcamp. Shimmerglitch, also known as the incredible Claire Morwood, describes Asterism as a “playable indie-rock concept album set in outer space,” The game invites players on an emotional journey of …
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Scottish Culture Survey: The Scottish Government has launched a vital survey to gain valuable insights into how the cultural sector is currently supported in Scotland, and what changes are needed to serve its future needs best. This initiative comes alongside an independent review of Creative Scotland, the lead body for the country's arts, screen, and …
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Wardog Studios secured a significant win at the Scottish EDGE Round 24 Awards. The studio received £75,000 in the Creative EDGE category, which will enable the studio to begin work on its first original intellectual property (IP). The Scottish EDGE Awards is an ongoing competition which recognises and rewards Scotland's most promising businesses. This year, …
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Bigfoot vs Scots is a dark comedy adventure set on the quirky Scottish island of Amadan, where Bigfoot, the sinister sasquatch (along with other mythical mates) is terrorising the population, causing chaos and generally behaving like total neds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIO2HU1du34 Created by solo developer Haggis Goes Wild, Bigfoot vs Scots transports players to the fictional island …
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Build A Rocket Boy, the Scottish-headquartered games studio founded by Leslie Benzies, has announced the acquisition of PlayFusion, a multi-award winning, independent, UK-based game developer and publisher. The acquisition follows the studio's largest funding raise in Scottish technology this year. The studio says the combination of the two studios will accelerate growth as BARB continues …
Games success for Scots: It's been a week of awards and recognition for game creators in Scotland, with success in the recent TIGA Awards, The List Magazine's Hot 100 and the 2024 UK BAFTA Breakthrough cohort. TIGA Awards Sad Owl Studios, the team behind the multi-award-winning Viewfinder, have yet another trophy to add to their …
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Boosting Your Business With Games Technology: Videogames are changing the world. The tools, technologies, and techniques from the games ecosystem are transforming almost every aspect of our digital world and giving almost every business new ways to engage with customers, clients, and staff. On Wednesday 27th November, Abertay University's CyberQuarter will host Boosting Your Business …
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