SCOTLAND has always been a great location for gaming, and is ranked third in Europe’s top 50 games developers. Scotland is a world leader in games
development innovation producing famous titles such as Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto and the BAFTA-Award winning Championship Manager 5 among others. As well as these, games like State of
Emergency, Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, Denki blocks for Sky TV and the multi-award winning Crackdown for Xbox 360 have made their mark on the world stage. CEO of Outplay Entertainment, Douglas
Hare, said: “From the earliest days of the industry, Scotland has built a reputation for creativity, inspiration and innovation, with the right skills, the right support – all in the right place.” The city of Dundee has long been regarded
as the hub of the Scottish gaming industry with the majority of the country’s 80 games studios being based there. There is a strong community of developers and an ever-growing cluster of creative talent in and around the area, as well as emerging from Scotland’s universities every year. Games companies in Scotland continue
to be at the forefront of the industry by creating cross-platform content. For example, Dundee’s Dynamo Games produced award-winning Soccer Tycoon for Facebook in 2010 and followed it up with Championship Manager 2011 – a mobile game which was nominated for Best Sports Game by the International Mobile Gaming Awards 2011. Another reason for Dundee being the hub of Scotland’s gaming operations is the excellent
Scots’ gami pedal to the
Scotland has built a reputation for creativity, inspiration and innovation
DOUGLAS HARE, CEO, OUTPLAY ENTERTAINMENT
Rockstar North, based in Edinburgh, are behind global phenomena such as the Grand Theft Auto series
Scotland’s gaming history timeline
1980s Clive Sinclair’s ZX80 computer
was made by Dundee’s Timex plant
1991 Abertay University graduate
Dave Jones creates Lemmings 4
1996 Abertay
University becomes the first university in the world to offer a degree course in computer games development
1998
DMA Design goes on to develop and release Grand Theft Auto
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