Salmond shows support for video games industry funding
Dundee's video games industry could be in line for vital Scottish Government help. (...)
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TIGA report finds UK games firms hampered by incentives offered abroad
Subsidies offered to overseas computer games developers remain a main barrier to growth in the UK industry, a survey has revealed. (...)
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Tag Games moves into new offices ahead of major expansion
A Dundee video games company is set to all but double its staff in the coming year, just over five years after its launch. (...)
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MSP calls for more support for Dundee's smartphone gaming industry
Dundee's gaming industry must be given support to capitalise on the boom in smartphone use. (...)
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TIGA report says tax breaks abroad are helping firms 'entice' UK video games developers
Dundee's computer games industry will be damaged by a brain drain as staff leave the UK to work abroad, it has been warned. (...)
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Treasury criticised for rejecting targeted games tax breaks
A Dundee MSP has criticised the UK Government for ruling out tax relief for the computer games industry. (...)
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Business leader says nationwide broadband access will be 'critical component' of future prosperity
The regional chairman of one of Scotland's major business organisations has warned that failure to deliver high-speed broadband to rural areas will continue to threaten the ability of people to start and run their own business and to provide employment. (...)
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Abertay University teams up with BAFTA to foster next generation of video game makers
Abertay University has joined forces with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to find the next generation of video games masterminds. (...)
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Perth Trading Standards seize Nintendo DS R4 cards
Trading Standards officers in Perth have seized a number of illegal games emulator cards from a retailer in Perth. (...)
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Video game business development earns Abertay government plaudit
An Abertay University project that gives graduates hands-on experience in the video games industry has been praised by the UK government. (...)
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Sadness expressed at closure of Cohort Studios
The video games trade association has expressed sadness at the closure of Dundee company Cohort Studios, and hopes that the chief executive and his team can be successful in the future. (...)
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'We ran out of time' — Dundee video games company Cohort Studios to close with loss of 25 jobs
The changing video games industry has claimed another Dundee victim with the news that Cohort Studios is to close, with the loss of 25 jobs. (...)
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Video games industry sees plea for tax breaks ignored in Budget
Dundee's computer games sector has been left "swimming against the tide" after the coalition government again refused the industry's pleas to introduce tax breaks. (...)
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Cream of city's video games talent in BAFTA books
Student programmers from Scotland and Sweden have joined Colin Firth on the BAFTA roll of honour this year after winning a Dundee video games competition. (...)
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New TIGA report sets out need to support research and development in video games industry
Reserach and development tax credits for the creative industries should be extended to help Dundee's video games sector. (...)
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Developers mark two decades of saving Lemmings
The 20th anniversary of a computing revolution that transformed Dundee into Scotland's video games capital — and led to saving the 'lives' of countless billions of innocent digital rodents — has been celebrated in Dundee. (...)
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SNP and Labour politicians agree tax breaks are 'vital' for future of games industry in Dundee
Tax breaks for the video games industry are "vital" if more firms are to be attracted to Dundee. (...)
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Computer game company Outplay Entertainment to bring 150 jobs to Dundee
Dundee's fragile video games sector will receive a significant vote of confidence when First Minister Alex Salmond announces Outplay Entertainment's intention to create 150 jobs in the city. (...)
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Video games firms welcome Scottish Affairs Committee's report
The computer games sector has broadly welcomed the publication of a Scottish Affairs Committee report on the state of the industry. (...)
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Minister Ed Vaizey provides a ray of hope for games industry
The government has given some hope to Dundee's computer games developers after a leading minister failed to rule out offering tax relief to the industry. (...)
