Scott Purdie, a recent purchaser of How to Publish a Game, pointed me in the direction of this Scottish Parliament select committee. I’m considering whether to give a submission that argues that tax breaks are bad for...

For the past 12 weeks, I have been serialising the Lessons Learned included in How to Publish a Game. A dozen gaming luminaries ranging from one-man indies to heads of big studios were kind enough to answer...

Another week, another Dundee studio in trouble? I’m hearing rumours that Cohort Studios made 38 people redundant in Dundee last week. The company is working on a PlayStation Move title called The Shoot but doesn’t have projects...

It’s not all bad news in Dundee this week. The University of Abertay has announced that it is administering a government fund to help game developers get new IP projects off the ground. As they say: “If...

I’ve been told it’s too early, but I think it’s worth doing a post-mortem of APB-developer RealTime Worlds. The company was put into administration yesterday. The administrator, Begbies Traynor, has said: “Our intention is to continue trading...

A few weeks ago, I asked for a game-friendly name for my “Miscellaneous” category on GAMESbrief. I had a number of suggestions including “In the Crate”, “Easter Eggs”, and “Sidequests”. But my thanks go to Kevin Hassall...

Evony has responded to my declaration of war on their ads, saying that they are trying to clean up their act.