From Paper to Parliament: National Games Debate Confirmed for Tuesday, Feb 3rd

Scotland's Games Action Plan: Scottish Parliament Chamber. National Games Debate.

I am incredibly proud to announce that following our launch events in Edinburgh and Dundee - and a week of unprecedented national media coverage - the Scottish Parliament has officially scheduled a debate on the Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan. On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 3rd, MSPs from across the political spectrum will …

Tiny Terra, Big Ambition: Ludus Pax Studios Unveils Cosy Scottish Island Builder ‘Tiny Terra Spaces’

Tiny Terra Spaces - Title Screen

Glasgow-based Ludus Pax Studios has officially unveiled its third commercial title, Tiny Terra Spaces, a relaxing, low-poly island builder that brings a More Than Games twist to the traditional city-building genre. Led by solo developer Silviu Soare - a First Class Honours graduate and double court medal winner - in collaboration with artist Penny, Ludus …

Missing In Action: Why Scotland’s Games Action Plan is the Scale-Up Engine Sir Tom Hunter is Looking For

The Entrepreneurs Manifesto For Scotland - Cover

Sir Tom Hunter recently issued a challenge to the country: The Entrepreneurs Manifesto for Scotland. It is a bold, necessary, and unapologetic call for a 'laser focus' on scaling businesses, driving productivity, and embracing the AI revolution. Sir Tom asks: "Why doesn't the Government call on us to help grow the Scottish economy and increase …

The World is Watching: Let’s Level Up Scotland

Scotland's Games Action Plan - Edinburgh Launch

If I’m honest, I’m still trying to process the last week... After two years of trying to deliver Scotland's Games Action Plan - running workshops, pulling together over a thousand data points, separating the practical and achievable from the aspirational, and finding ways to work with the country's existing infrastructure - we finally handed Level …

Scotland’s Games Action Plan Heads to Holyrood: Michael Marra MSP Lodges Motion for Parliamentary Debate

Scotland's Games Action Plan: Scottish Parliament Chamber. National Games Debate.

The momentum behind Level Up Scotland has reached the floor of the Scottish Parliament. Following our dual-city launch earlier this week, Michael Marra MSP has officially lodged a motion (S6M-20521) calling for a dedicated Members’ Business debate on the National Action Plan for Scotland's Games Sector. The motion recognises the sector’s "growing importance to Scotland’s …

Two Years, Two Cities, One Goal: Why Today Changes Everything for Games in Scotland

Scotland's Games Action Plan

Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan: Today, at 09:30 in a room at CodeBase Edinburgh filled with MSPs, and again at 13:00 in the Abertay CyberQuarter in Dundee, we are doing something that has never been done before in the history of our sector. We are handing over a unified vision for the future of …

LEVEL UP SCOTLAND: The National Games Action Plan is Ready. Join Me for the Launch.

Scotland's Games Action Plan: COMPLETE

For the last two years, we’ve been talking. We’ve had town halls, one-on-ones, surveys, feedback, and deep-dive sessions. I’ve gathered over a thousand data points and had huge amounts of feedback from hundreds of you - developers, educators, and entrepreneurs - about what the Scottish games ecosystem needs to grow and thrive. Finally, the talking …

Ready To Level Up? Looking Back at 2025 and the Four-Body Problem Facing Scotland in 2026

Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan

As we head rapidly for the holidays, it's time for the Scottish Games Network (me) to do what we always promise: be the 'Honest Architect' for our ecosystem. That means celebrating the victories, acknowledging the foundations we’ve laid, and - most importantly - address the real structural challenges waiting for us in the new year. …

Support an Island Creator: Crowdfunding Launched to Fund Orkney Developer’s SGDA Accelerator Travel

Adam Clarke - Orkney Game Developer

The Scottish Games Network is calling on the community to support a unique crowdfunding campaign forAdam Clarke, an Orkney-based game developer who has secured a place in the Scottish Games Developers Association (SGDA) Accelerator Programme. While earning a spot in the prestigious accelerator is a huge win for the developer and a testament to the …

Investing in Our History: Why the National Videogames Museum Needs the Games Ecosystem Now

National Videogame Museum

As many of you know, I recently joined the board of the British Games Institute (BGI), the charity that runs the National Videogames Museum (NVM). Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to explore the incredible work they do and, crucially, the challenges they face: how to fund an ambitious, national cultural mission in a sector …