About the Exhibitors

Below is a list of last year’s exhibitors.

Dynamo Games

Established in 2004, Dynamo Games is a BAFTA award-winning game developer, working within the social gaming, smartphone & tablet sectors.

Dynamo is the creator of the BAFTA winning Championship Manager series for mobile phone handsets and has also released many other titles across platforms such as Facebook, iPhone, iPad, PSP & Android. These titles include the critically acclaimed versions of the cult TV quiz shows Countdown(TM) and The Crystal Maze(TM) and our own-IP titles Dizzy Drops(TM) and Football Tycoon(R)

Dynamo’s first own-IP Online Social game Soccer Tycoon(TM) has now gone live on Facebook and can be found at http://www.facebook.com/soccertycoon/. Beauty Town – a fashion oriented game focusing on positive body image amongst females will be Dynamo’s next Facebook game and will be launched in Q2 2011. Dynamo are working with Channel 4 on this project.

The company itself has achieved many accolades throughout it’s existence and was chosen as one of O2’s Top 50 mobile companies in the UK in 2007, one of only four games companies in the whole list. As a company we have a mix of highly talented individuals that encompass different experience levels in order to make us a dynamic company with solid experience behind us.

With the company HQ Based in Dundee, Scotland, Dynamo offers creative and controlled games development, to contact us for any sales or business enquiries please visit the ‘Contact’ section of our website.

We are shortly to announce details of our US office in the coming months so please check back to our website for more information on this topic.

‘Dynamo Games: Generating Fun’

Proper Games

Proper Games was founded in early 2006 around a core team of industry veterans and is firmly focused on the emerging downloadable video game space. Proper’s aim is to bring the old school arcade values we all grew up loving to the latest generation of consoles and devices, using their full capabilities to enhance that most important of qualities – fun!

Digital Goldfish

Digital Goldfish was started in 2005 to make mobile phone games using the latest digital technology to cater for the ever growing market. After two releases on mobile they moved then to focus on the up and coming Apple iPhone platforms. Their first game Bloons reached Number 1 on the App Store in America. Their second game Bloons TD was another huge success, reaching top 3 in many countries worldwide. Since then Digital Goldfish has released further games on the App Store and are now expanding into other digital download markets including the recent release of Bloons TD for the Playstation Store (PSP/PS3). They were also revealed as one of the 62 launch titles worldwide for the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform. They have just recently brought the much loved Mr Men & Little Miss license over to the App Store and were recently nominated finalists in the Best Handheld Studio in the Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2010.

Tag Games

Want to work on an exciting mix of original and branded games? Passionate about the possibilities of mobile and social games? Looking to fast track your career in a growing, vibrant and friendly studio? If so then we want to speak with you. We have a variety of vacancies at graduate level and seek the best of the best.”

Tag Games is an established, well-funded and talented team with a focus on mobile and handheld gaming. We are ramping up our growth throughout 2011 with the release of a number of original social games and on-going work for a client list that includes Square Enix, BBC, Namco Bandai, Channel 4, Endemol, Jump Games and many more.

Whisky Biscuit

Whisky Biscuit is a small independent games company based in the Highlands of Scotland that was set up in late 2010. We are a small company of only two people collaborating remotely. Stuart, the programmer and self proclaimed Main Man based in the Highlands and Paul who does most of the creative work based in Surrey. Previously we both worked together at a gaming middleware company. Our first few titles are going to be iOS but we will see what takes our fancy when opportunities arise. We plan on making simple and fun games based on new gameplay concepts or what we think might be interesting. We also hope to give something back to the gaming community by sharing our experiences on our blog and teach others what we have learned.

Hubdub Ltd

Hubdub Ltd is the developer and operator of Fanduel (www.fanduel.com) which is an online premium fantasy sports game targeting the US and Canadian markets. Online fantasy sports is currently played by 27 million people in North America and represents $4.5 billion in consumer spending. The main sports are American football (NFL), baseball (MLB), basketball (NBA) and ice hockey (NHL).

Fanduel has seen very rapid user growth since its launch in July 2009. Additionally, it has received critical acclaim in publications including the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703915204575103652233621286.html), Forbes, CNET, TechCrunch and the Washington Post.

Hubdub Ltd has offices in Edinburgh and San Francisco, and is venture backed by Pentech Ventures.

1000Fraggers

Multiplayer Gaming Network for FPS online gamers and gaming clans. A bit like Facebook with similar functionality, our members are given to opportunity to make friends and network with other online gamers. 1000fraggers supports gamers across all the major gaming platforms including PC, Xbox360 and Playstation.

VEEMEE

VEEMEE is a new kind of digital entertainment company based in London & Edinburgh, formed through the unlikely convergence of marketing & videogame knowhow, bringing a new level of understanding in how to brand build, create content and develop new commercial opportunities on consoles and handheld devices. Most of our work currently is on PlayStation 3 as well as handheld platforms including iPhone, iPad & Android.

We create both original & branded content, working simultaneously on projects as diverse as a 24/7 Audi virtual world, a Sony 1st party shooting game, an iPhone app for TV adventurer Bear Grylls and the production and management of a myriad of virtual goods for retail partners including Billabong, Universal Music & GAME.

We’re also just finishing off our new Augmented Reality platform for smartphones, providing another way for us to bring branded, licensed and original content to the people in entertaining & surprising ways.

Outplay Entertainment

Outplay Entertainment Ltd is brand spanking new and we have big plans to become a leading publisher and developer of games on social network and connected mobile platforms.

Founded by games industry veterans Douglas & Richard Hare (The Collective, Foundation 9 Entertainment), Outplay’s primary focus is on providing consumers with high-quality, engaging, and, above all, fun experiences that be accessed and played across the ecosystem of rapidly expanding social networks - such as Facebook - and the new generation of powerful, connected mobile platforms - exemplified by Apple’s iPhone.

Outplay will be headquartered in Dundee, Scotland, one of the world’s hotspots of gaming talent and creativity.

Prototype

Abertay University’s business support office is providing grants of up to £25,000 for small companies (based anywhere in the UK) that are developing their own games or other forms of interactive digital content. Our aim is to foster economic growth, facilitate job creation, and improve skills development in the sector.

The grants are to be used to develop prototypes of original intellectual property (IP), allowing companies to go on to seek further funding or investment to launch their product. As part of our unique offering, we also provide studio space, equipment, and software for companies to use while developing their prototype here at Abertay University.

Talented graduates and students will be provided with paid work experience on grant funded projects. These opportunities are available UK-wide, so we invite both companies and students from anywhere in the UK to register their interest.

Speech Graphics

Speech Graphics offers the most advanced audio-driven animation solution for video games. We have developed proprietary methods that analyse an input audio signal to move an animated character’s face in synchrony with the audio. With a unique combination of expertise in both speech technology and computer graphics, Speech Graphics is uniquely situated to make audio-driven animation the primary solution for video game producers.

One Thumb Mobile

One Thumb Mobile is a leading mobile development studio based in Glasgow, specialising in high end and complex mobile development. The company is currently creating one of the first full scale 3D MMORPGs for mobile platforms and tablets, and has worked with games publishers and some of the world’s leading brands to create groundbreaking mobile games and entertainment products. One Thumb Mobile has created mobile products for brands such as Liverpool FC, Honda, Visa, Nissan and Star Trek, and achieved the number two overall best selling app in Apple’s UK App Store in May 2010.

Hunted Cow

Hunted Cow is a games development studio, founded in September of 2003 in the small but friendly town of Elgin.

At Hunted Cow we focus on internet browser-based games both 2D and 3D: with such popular titles as Fallen Sword and Sigmastorm II, we are near the release of our 3D MMORPG Eldevin and will be releasing our first (awesome) iPhone game, Battle Dungeon, this summer.

Over the past 8 years we have grown from a company of just 2 coders to almost 30 employees and and we are always on the lookout for new talent!

Codeplay

Codeplay are industry experts in game performance and optimization. Leading game developers are using Offload™, Codeplay’s game acceleration technology, to obtain the very best performance from their graphics, artificial intelligence and game code across multiple video game platforms. Codeplay are official PlayStation®3 Tools & Middleware partners.

Codeplay’s expertise in advanced optimizing technologies and programmable graphics is truly cutting-edge. Their solutions enable game developers and semiconductor manufacturers to set new standards in gaming and visual computing and achieve amazing graphics performance that keeps them at the forefront of the industry.

Codeplay, an independent technology company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, has been providing acceleration solutions that optimize performance for AAA game developers and semiconductor manufacturers since 1999. For more information, please visit www.codeplay.com

Company of Heroes: Eastern Front is a free modification for the real-time-strategy game Company of Heroes - originally released by Relic Entertainment in 2006.

Following the ethos of mimicking an official expansion pack, Eastern Front has succeeded in adding a full Soviet faction packed with unique and exciting units to the existing armies - a feat never before achieved in the Company of Heroes world. Complete with custom 2d and 3d art, as well as custom sounds and newly composed orchestral music.

Constantly working to improve Eastern Front; a dedicated and experienced development team from around the world and of all ages has worked on the mod for nearly four years, coming together initially in 2007; all from the comfort of their homes and little, if any, contact outside instant messaginging and forum services.

The future will bring new campaigns, new reward units, further game mechanics and an overall better experience, as well as the rugged Ostheer - a unique new Axis faction who will be designed from the ground up to counter the Soviets.

At Eastern Front we are a family of like minded friends come together, and discovering one another, due to a singular dream and shared passion. We shall be at Game in Scotland to discuss what a great opportunity works on these types of games from a young age can develop you for a career in the Games Industry.

Play2Improve™ is a game development studio producing coaching games and technology for the mainstream consumer market, utilising online delivery platforms. Our mission is to become the training platform of choice for competitive online multiplayer games, starting with First Person Shooters (FPS’s).

FPS Trainer™ is the most effective system to improve your FPS skills, using proven psychological techniques and sound training principles. It is a fun and accessible multiplayer game environment with an intuitive real-time coaching system. The game is browser-based and includes a community website with extensive social networking features. The coaching content for the game is provided by a former world champion professional gamer, Paul “astz!” McGarrity.

This innovative free-to-play game focuses on generic, transferable skills, but the system can also be tailored to deliver game-specific premium content and features. For more information head over to www.fpstrainer.com