Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Last week was a busy week for Dundee's Tag Games. A gentlemen by the name of Graham Chambers has just been appointed as the company's new head of global sales. Graham has years of experience within the entertainment sector, most recently as Amazon UK's head of Games & Software. He was also the managing director …
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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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You may remember that Scottishgames recently introduced Steve Hammond into the fray as a guest columnist, giving you insightful and surprising tidbits into the Scottish game industry's origins. We've also had the wonderful Phil Harris reporting from this year's Edinburgh Interactive, reporting the gig like you were actually there! Now we add a new guest …
Last night saw the first meeting of the new cross-party group on videogames technology at the Scottish Parliament. Convened by MSP Joe Fitzpatrick, whose constituency covers Dundee, the group is designed to look at the whole games sector and how it can do business more effectively in Scotland. Despite many companies attending the Game Developer …
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The Scottish government has unveiled a new paper, outlining its plans for digital infrastructure in Scotland. While the digital media and interactive sectors are not mentioned specifically, the paper provides high level details of plans for the digital economy, including the highest levels of broadband penetration and pick-up in the UK. More detailed strategy is …
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