Develop magazine has produced a list of the 100 most exciting start-up companies in the European video games industry. Five Scottish companies make the list: Guerilla Tea, Quartic Llama, Space Budgie, Stormcloud and Swallowtail Games are noted for their work to date, awards received, download numbers and general air of being on the verge of …
BAFTA Scotland Award Winners Announced
The 2013 BAFTA Scotland awards ceremony was held in Glasgow on Sunday night. Â Celebrating and honouring the best in Scottish TV, film and games, the competition is open to every developer - from the smallest indie studio to the largest global behemoth. Three nominees were chosen from nearly forty entries: Coolson's Artisanal Chocolate Alphabet (Things …
TIGA Award Winners Announced
The awards ceremony for the 2013 TIGA Awards took place last night. Â At an event which has been officially described as 'glittering', prizes were handed out to games and games companies from across the country. There were a wide range of Scottish companies and institutions nominated in various categories and we're delighted to say several …
TIGA Awards Finalists Announced
UPDATE: It's been brought to our attention we missed a couple of key Scottish finalists out. Â Stormcloud games were also nominated in the Most Original Game category, while ALL of the entries in the Best Student Game category are Scottish, with teams coming from Abertay University. TIGA, The Independent Game developers Association has announced the …
OUT NOW – Mr Shingu’s Paper Halloween
Having helped countless kids make a menagerie of folded paper pets with the aid of Japanese origami sensei Mr Shingu, the team at Stormcloud Games has just launched their follow-up title, just in time for the scary parts of the year. Mr Shingu's Paper Halloween turns the scary knob up to 11, or possibly 13, …
Stormcloud Presents Paper, Pandas, Pregnancy & Propaganda
The team at Stormcloud Games have been pushing the boat out for their initial title, Mr Shingu's Paper Zoo. Â They were at Dare ProtoPlay's indie showcase, with branded t-shirts, iPads and boundless enthusiasm. The game was a big hit with kids and families and proved that the combination of paper folding, animal husbandry and tamagotchi …
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New From Stormcloud: Mr Shingu’s Paper Zoo – Out NOW For iOS
In an app store awash with clones, copies and tired retreads of existing genres, originality is all too rare. Â Games can quite easily aim for instant mainstream acceptance, losing any real identity in their race for the lowest common denominator, or can be defiantly aimed at 'real' gamers, so bullet holes and orcs abound. Which …
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Stormcloud Games – New Development Studio Created By Games Veterans
Three of Scotland's most experienced game developers have set up a new game development studio based in Dundee. Stormcloud Games has been launched by Frank Arnot, Andy West and Pat McGovern, who between them have over 50 years of development experience and have launched 45 games, covering almost every genre and platform, including Minecraft (XBLA), …
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