Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Pocket Sized Hands, the Dundee-based VR expert is the studio behind the recently-released Smalland: Survive The Wilds VR edition - exclusively for MetaQuest. Published by Maximum Entertainment, Smalland: Survive the Wilds VR brings the towering open world of Smalland to players from a whole new perspective, as you explore, scavenge, craft and build across the …
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Marketing experts - and newly-minted publisher - Neonhive picked up the Tech For Good award at last night's Digital Tech Awards, run by ScotlandIS for the creation of the Scottish Games Sale on Steam, which raised over £66,000 for Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity's Games For The Weans campaign. At a glittering awards ceremony in Glasgow, …
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Get ready to explore a world of memories and friendship! Hyper Luminal Games' heartfelt indie title Pine Hearts is launching on both Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on May 23rd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcwBeD8GxqI Previously planned for PC only, Pine Hearts offers a cosy escape for anyone who's experienced loss. Players take on the role of Tyke, …
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Scotland's largest games festival, Scottish Games Week (SGW) 2023, has been nominated in the Event Of The Year category of the 2024 MCV/Develop Awards 2024. This recognition by the highly respected games industry publication underscores the success of SGW's mission to celebrate and promote the vibrant Scottish games industry while fostering a wider conversation about …
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To date we have run 14 workshops online and across Scotland gathering data to create Scotland's Games Strategy. Participation has been great, with over 150 people taking part, from across the games ecosystem, with developers, publishers, educators, public sector and government all taking part and contributing over 1000 data points across ten separate topics. However, …
Studios, Colleges, Universities, Freelancers and ALL Games-Related Companies Welcome A series of workshops are being held across the country - and online - to ensure the whole games ecosystem has a chance to provide data and input to create Scotland's National Games Strategy - and we need your help. Announced in February 2024, the strategy …
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The Sequel To The Hit NES & Dreamcast Game LEAP Year Launch Dundee's Lowtek Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund the creation of Flea! 2 - the sequel to the 2020 retro smash Flea! - and has already smashed it's initial goal in the first 24 hours! Like its predecessor, Flea! 2 will …
Unveiling the hard truths of starting a video games company: A guide for startups Henderson Loggie, the Dundee-based accounting and tax advisory firm which has supported games and game-related companies for over three decades, has released a comprehensive guide tailored for videogame start-ups. With insights from industry veterans, it offers actionable tips to turn a …
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The entry period for the 2024 ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards has been extended to Monday 26th February at 12pm. The awards recognise excellence across Scotland's tech ecosystem (including the games sector), rewarding the innovation, expertise and ambition of businesses large and small – and the people that drive them. The awards highlight achievements within the tech in …
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Debut games include Harvest Hunt and Slopecrashers Big news from the team at Neonhive this morning, with the news that the award-winning marketing agency has launched its own publishing label: NeonHive Games. NeonHive Games will offer its new publishing services alongside the company's existing community, marketing, PR and influencer agency campaigns. Neon Hive has established …
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