Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
After years of campaigning, outreach, advocacy and explaining things patiently to various governments, parliaments and public sector bodies, the European Commission has finally approved the games production credit scheme. From April, companies across the UK will be able to apply for tax relief on the production of games which pass a cultural test. The test …
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Last week saw the third cross-party group on videogames technology take place at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood. Â The group was created to give the video games and interactive sector representation within the parliament and address the issues facing the industry on a national level. The minutes for the meeting have now been drafted - …
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The University of the West of Scotland, West College Scotland and IGDA Scotland have put together an eye-wateringly good introduction to the world of gaming and the interactive industry as a career. Games West takes place at the UWS Paisley Campus on December 4th 2013. The bad news is, that the event is aimed at …
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Develop magazine has published its Top 100 list of the best game developers in the UK. Â The list features several companies from the Scottish Games Network. Â Develop editor Michael French says in the introduction that the studios were judged on: ...their history, commercial success, reputation and potential. Develop has also, for the first time, compiled …
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Back in May, the second Cross-Party Group On Video Games Technology took place at Holyrood. Â It was very well attended, with four MSPs in the room, along with representatives from UKIE and TIGA and around 20 companies from across the country. The structure of the meeting was a little disjointed, as only a few days …
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Gamescom is the world's largest video games event, which combines industry and consumer audiences, creating a unique opportunity to do business and hit potential players, over the course of five days - 21st-25th August, 2013. UKIE, has created a hugely successful games pavilion for British games companies over the last few years, working with UK …
Develop Magazine is putting together its list of the UK's 100 top developers, to be released in June, in association with the fine folks at UKIE. Â In past years, studios were judged solely on revenue generation. Â However this year's list promises to be rather different. Here's how the magazine describes the 2013 process: Studios of …
The European Commission is to open an investigation into the UK's plans to provide tax relief to the video games industry. Â In a press release issued on Tuesday, the European commission outlined why it believes that tax relief may not be required and in some cases may lead to unfair competition and discrimination. Here's the …
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GamesCom, the industry and consumer videogames event, runs in Cologne (Germany) from August 21st - 25th. Â The show has grown over the last several years into one of the world's largest games events, pulling in every major player from the development and publishing sectors. The UK Interactive Entertainment organisation (UKIE) is working with the department …
Dare to be Digital is BACK for 2013. Â If you're a regular visitor to the Scottish Games Network, then you'll know we're big fans of the competition (disclaimer: the good people at Dare regularly ask your editor to get involved in some way(s) - speaking, presenting, mentoring or hosting the awards. Â We're very proud...) Dare …