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SCOTTISH GAMES INDUSTRY PROFILES 2013 THE HOME OF INNOVATIVE GAMES DEVELOPMENT H ELLO_ Welcome to our 2013 profile of the main players in the games industry in Scotland. Scotland is a world leader in this sector, and you will see from these profiles that the depth of talent and ambition is enviable. To find out more about Scotland and its gaming industry, visit www.sdi.co.uk/dmci or call +44 (0)141 228 2828 OUR INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WORLD-BEATING GAMES THANKS TO THE INNOVATION, SKILLS AND CREATIVITY OF OUR PEOPLE, AND OUR CAPACITY IS GROWING AS WE ATTRACT THE BEST TALENT FROM ABROAD TO OUR SHORES. TODAY SCOTLAND IS SEEN AS ONE OF THE KEY PLACES TO BE IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY S T EN T ON C 2 Scottish Development International sdi.co.uk/dmci 2 S cottish edia M D evelopment nteractive nteractive I ducation E roduction P ocial & S utsourcing O ervices S evelopment I D nternational arketing and arketing M usic, Composition & ames nimation rofessional rofessional R, age ocalisation & Testing ocalisation Company / University Company / University G PC Console Handheld Mobile Online Smart TV Stream P Technology L & Colleges Universities, Research P Recruitment & A M P 4J Studios t t t t t 6 Axis Productions Ltd t 7 Beartrap Games t t t t 8 Binary Pumpkin t t t t t 9 Black Company Studios t t t t t t 10 Blazing Griffin t t 11 sdi.co.uk/dmci BrainDead Ape Games t t t 12 Chunk Games t t t t 13 Claymore Games t t 14 Cloudgine Ltd t t 15 CONTENTS Cobra Mobile t 16 Codeplay Software Ltd t t t t t t t t 17 Criss Cross Games t t t 18 Dave Sapien Ltd t t 19 David McKeitch Sound Services t 20 Denki Ltd t t t t t t t 21 Digital Design Studio t t 22 Dimensional Imaging Ltd t t t 23 Duncan of Jordanstone College t 24 of Art & Design Dundee College t 25 Dynamo Games Ltd t t t 26 3 e4e Interactive t 27 Edinburgh Napier University t 28 eeGeo t t t t 29 Electric Top Hat Ltd t t 30 EM (Extra Mile) Studios Ltd t t t t t t 31 eMotionLab t t t 32 Euphonious Ltd t 33 Firebrand Games Ltd t t t t t 34 Firefly Studios t t t t t t t 35 Forth Dimension Displays Ltd t 36 French Duncan LLP t 37 S cottish edia M D evelopment nteractive nteractive I ducation E roduction P ocial & S utsourcing O ervices S evelopment I D nternational arketing and arketing M usic, Composition & ames nimation rofessional rofessional R, age ocalisation & Testing ocalisation Game Company / University Options Ltd G PC Console Handheld Mobile Online Smart TV Stream P Technology L & Colleges Universities, Research P Recruitment & A M P Game Ops 38 GamesAnalytics Ltd t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t GamesAnalytics 39 Guerilla Tea t t t Guerilla Tea 40 Heist Records t t t t t t t t t H(formerlyeist Records Jack’s Hoose Music Ltd) t 41 Heriot-Watt University t 42 HexWar Ltd 43 sdi.co.uk/dmci t t t t Hippotrix Ltd t t t 44 HitHut Recordings t 45 Hollow Earth Industries t t 46 Hunted Cow Studios Ltd t t t t 47 HuzuTech Ltd t t 48 Imigea Ltd (GameVial) t 49 iINnceptionalCEPTIONAL t t 50 Intelligentnsurgent S Atudiosrtefacts Ltd t t 51 IiSPnsurgentY Studios Ltd t 52 iLSPinxY Online t 53 Linxucky O nlineFrame L tdLtd t t 54 Luckyudometrics Frame Ltd t t t t t t 55 Me and the Giants Ltd Ludometrics t t t t 56 Metaforic Ltd Me and the Giants t t t 57 Nevistech Ltd Metaforic t 58 4 Ninja Kiwi Europe Nevistech Ltd t 59 Noise Me Up Ltd Ninja Kiwi Europe t t t t t t t 60 Oberon Media I-play division Noise Me Up Ltd t 61 Obskewer Games Ltd Oberon Media t t t 62 One Thumb Mobile Ltd Obskewer Games Ltd t t t t 63 Outplay Entertainment Ltd One Thumb Mobile t 64 Pixels on Toast Outplay Entertainment t t t t 65 Polybius Games Ltd previously MI Events Pixels on Toast t t t t t t t 66 Proper Games Polybius Games Ltd t t 67 Quartic Llama Proper Games t t t t t 68 Rage Music Ltd Proper QA Ltd t t 69 Quartic Llama t t t t t t t t t t 70 S cottish edia M D evelopment nteractive nteractive I ducation E roduction P ocial & S utsourcing O ervices S evelopment I D nternational arketing and arketing M usic, Composition & ames nimation rofessional rofessional R, age ocalisation & Testing ocalisation Game Options Ltd Company / University G PC Console Handheld Mobile Online Smart TV Stream P Technology L & Colleges Universities, Research P Recruitment & A M P Game Ops 38 Rage Music Ltd t 71 GamesAnalytics Ltd t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t GamesAnalytics 39 Railsimulator.com Ltd 72 Guerilla Tea t t t t Guerilla Tea 40 Reloaded Productions Ltd t 73 Heist Records t t t t t t t t t H(formerlyeist Records Jack’s Hoose Music Ltd) t 41 Rockstar North Ltd t t t t t 74 Heriot-Watt University t 42 Savalas t t 75 HexWar Ltd 43 Scottishgames.net t t t 76 t t t t sdi.co.uk/dmci Hippotrix Ltd t t t 44 Secret Lunch t t t t t t 77 HitHut Recordings t 45 Serious Parody Ltd t t t 78 Hollow Earth Industries t t 46 Specialmove Recruitment t 79 Hunted Cow Studios Ltd t t t t 47 Speech Graphics t t 80 HuzuTech Ltd t t 48 Spotflick t 81 Imigea Ltd (GameVial) Strathclyde Artificial Intelligence & Games Imigea Ltd t 49 t 82 Research Group (SAIG) iINnceptionalCEPTIONAL t t 50 Tag Games t t t t t t t t 88 Intelligentnsurgent S Atudiosrtefacts Ltd t t 51 Talent Scotland t 84 IiSPnsurgentY Studios Ltd t 52 The Masques Agency t t t t t 85 iLSPinxY Online t 53 TigerFace Games t t 86 Linxucky O nlineFrame L tdLtd t t 54 Tiger Games Ltd t 87 Luckyudometrics Frame Ltd t t t t 55 t t t t TPLD 88 Me and the Giants Ltd t t t Ludometrics t t 56 t t t t Triple B Games 89 Metaforic Ltd t t t t t t Me and the Giants t 57 t t Tsumanga Studios Ltd 90 Nevistech Ltd t t t Metaforic 58 t Twiddly 91 Ninja Kiwi Europe t Nevistech Ltd 59 5 t University of Abertay 92 Noise Me Up Ltd t t Ninja Kiwi Europe 60 t t t t t t t University of the West of Scotland 93 Oberon Media I-play division t Noise Me Up Ltd 61 t Veemee LLP 94 Obskewer Games Ltd t Oberon Media 62 t t t Waracle 95 One Thumb Mobile Ltd t t t t t t t t t t Obskewer Games Ltd t 63 t t t t WeeWorld 96 Outplay Entertainment Ltd t t One Thumb Mobile t 64 Pixels on Toast Whisky Biscuit t 97 Outplay Entertainment t t t t 65 Polybius Games Ltd previously MI Events Yomego t t 98 Pixels on Toast t t t t t t t 66 Proper Games YoYo Games Ltd t t t 99 Polybius Games Ltd t t 67 Quartic Llama Zappar Ltd t t 100 Proper Games t t t t t 68 Rage Music Ltd Proper QA Ltd t t 69 Quartic Llama t t t t t t t t t t 70 S Scottish Development International cottish D evelopment I nternational 4J Studios 4J Studios is a game development studio 4J Studios has developed products for all established in 2005, and run by Paddy Burns popular console game systems including and Chris van der Kuyl, with offices Microsoft’s Xbox 360™; Sony’s PlayStation®3; in Dundee and Edinburgh. Nintendo’s Wii/DS systems; as well as mobile sdi.co.uk/dmci sdi.co.uk/dmci devices such as the Apple iPhone and iPad. The senior management has more than Previous titles include Minecraft: Xbox 360 40 years’ combined games development Edition, Perfect Dark, Banjo Tooie, and Banjo experience and with an equally experienced Kazooie for Xbox Live Arcade, Overlord™ core team of designers, technology and Raising Hell for PlayStation®3, and The Elder games programmers and artists. They drive Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the Sony PlayStation®3. the company’s ethos – to combine innovation, creativity and technical excellence with efficient production practices. 6 4J Studios Seabraes 2 Perth Road Dundee DD1 4LN Tel: +44 (0)1382 341027 Fax: +44 (0)1382 341045 Email: [email protected] www.4jstudios.com S Scottish Development International cottish D evelopment I nternational Axis Productions Ltd Axis is a multi-talented and international team of producers, directors, designers, artists and animators. sdi.co.uk/dmci The studio creates stunning animation for sdi.co.uk/dmci some of the world’s leading names in games, commercials, broadcast and film. Entertaining, crafted, compelling, Axis’s work has won numerous industry accolades – most recently a prestigious D&AD nomination, the Imagina Grand Jury Prize and a Best Animation BAFTA.