Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Nominations are now open for Barclays 2024 Entrepreneur Awards, with one category specifically aimed at innovation in games. This is the ninth year of the awards, which celebrate entrepreneurs who are committed to disrupting the status quo and driving innovation, supporting their communities and the wider economy. You can nominate your own business - or …
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The Indielab Games 2024 accelerator programme is off to a flying start with a cohort of ten game studios from across the UK. The studios taking part in this year's accelerator are Dragon Scale Studios, Rat Magic Games, Space Colony Studios, Evil Owl Studios, DragonfiAR Limited, Deadhead Games, Neon Wave Studios, Konglomorate Games, Madd Studio …
TIGA, the trade association that represents the games industry, has announced the shortlist for its 2023 Games Industry Awards. The Awards celebrate the best of the games industry in the last 12 months, with a particular focus on the UK games scene, and this year has seen an encouraging number of Scottish games and developers …
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TIGA, the trade association that represents the games industry, has published its Making Games in the UK 2023 report, which showcases the incredible growth the industry has seen over the last two years. Its research shows a huge increase in jobs, revenue, and outside investment, as well as other promising trends that point to a …
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Applications are now open to games creators for the first Indielab Games UK Accelerator 2023 taking place in Glasgow, Cardiff and London.
Dr Jo twist OBE, the CEO of UK games industry trade body UKIE is stepping down to join the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) as CEO
Applications have opened for the UK Games Fund Round Nine, which offer grants of up to £25,000 to established indie developers across the UK.
Scottish Games Network readers can pick up a discount on tickets to the GI Live Online event which takes place May 31st - June 1st 2022.
Tentacle Zone, the games incubator for developers from underrepresented backgrounds is open for 2022. Following the success of the 2021 programme, applications are open until April 8th, with the incubator running April - August 2022. The sponsored four-month programme has been designed to "strap a rocket to your business" and help with technical expertise, mentoring …
me equivalent (FTE) jobs hitting 6,005, according to the new Screen Business 2021 Report released by the BFI.