Kotaku: Scotland

Paralyzed Gamer Soldiers On in Modern Warfare 2

Owen Good — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:30:00 EDT

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Iain Hanson, a 19-year-old from Scotland, broke his neck in a bouncy castle amusement four years ago, losing all function in his fingers. Still he plays Modern Warfare2 on the PS3 - better than I can, for sure. More »

Report: Home Finally Leaving Beta, "Is Not S**t"

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Kirk Ewing, from PlayStation Home developer Veemee (who make virtual spaces and items), reckons Sony's underwhelming virtual network service will be emerging from its long-running beta at the end of this year. More »

Sonic Mural Is The Stuff Of Dreams/Nightmares

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

This Sonic mural is the work of Edinburgh-based artist John Arnott. It covers all four walls of these kid's bedroom, and at first glance, is the stuff of childhood dreams. More »

Wife or Six-Foot Orc Statue? Warcraft Fan Forced to Choose

Owen Good — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:00 EST

The Scottish Sun - "Scottish Newspaper of the Year" mind you - reports that a woman gave her 42-year-old husband an ultimatum: Ditch that six-foot-tall World of Warcraft orc statue, or I move to Canada. Who did he choose? More »

Drunk Scot Woman Stabs Teen in Xbox Argument

Owen Good — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Whoa, whoa, whoa, lady. When I said, "try safe, effective, fast-acting kick his ass," for video game-playing kids who won't listen, I did not mean "ventilate his abdomen with a kitchen knife." More »

Capcom's Flock! Claims Major Award

Owen Good — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:40:00 EST

Scotland's Proper Games took home honors at for BAFTA Scotland, claiming the first award in the board's games category for Flock!, the downloadable title published by Capcom this spring. More »

Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EDT

The original Crackdown was developed by Realtime Worlds. At the moment, they're busy with APB, so another developer, Ruffian, will be working on the sequel. Does that surprise you? It surprises Realtime. More »

Former Guantanamo Inmate Helping With Guantanamo Game

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:30:00 EDT

Moazzam Begg, a British citizen, was arrested in January of 2002 as an alleged terrorist. He was held for three years in Guantanamo Bay, before being released in 2005. Now he's helping make a game. More »

Activision Supports Scottish Weasel Mating

Mike Fahey — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

In a bit of marketing that could theoretically bite someone at Activision in the ass, the company is promoting X-Men Origins: Wolverine in the UK by backing giant weasel mating. More »

Say Hello To Ruffian Games

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:30:00 EST

Sure, their cover was blown the other week when those Crackdown 2 rumours popped up, but that was an unofficial unveiling. Tonight, Ruffian Games have officially unveiled themselves. Hello, Ruffian Games! More »

Scottish Government Fighting Drunk Driving With Xbox 360

Mark Wilson — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:30:39 EST

The Scottish Government is worried about youth adult drunk driving. During their most recent drunk driving initiative, police caught 150 people under the age of 25 (granted, there are roughly 5 million people in Scotland, but the BBC feels the stat is important, so we're letting you know). Now Scotland is putting £10,000, or almost $20,000, behind in-game sober driving ads. They'll be popping up within online-enabled games Need for Speed: Carbon, Project Gotham Racing 4 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008. Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson had this to say about this new campaign:

It is innovative, it is new, and it is far removed from the more traditional methods we have been using. I believe that is what we need if we are to reverse the number of Scots families suffering the tragedy of a loved one being lost.

It's good to see bureaucracy tweaking their gameplan with the times. Hopefully Scotland finds their money well-spent. More »

Look Ma, My DS Made Me Smarter!

Maggie Greene — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:30:41 EDT

Or at least a better at math - so says a small study conducted with primary school students in the Scottish city of Dundee. The wee kidlets were divided into three groups of 30 for the ten week study: one group played More Brain Training every morning for 15 minutes prior to lessons; another group used 'Brain Gym,' which is a series of physical exercises designed to stimulate brain activity; and the final group did nothing. Based on the math test given at the beginning and end of the project, the researchers found the Brain Training group made gains across the board, while neither of the other two groups showed such gains. And there were more benefits to some quality time with the DS in the morning: More »

Personal Trainer Offers Wii Workout

fdemarco — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:00:00 EDT

We've all heard the stories about people using Wii Sports as a workout tool, but personal trainer Zander Urquhart of Glasgow, Scotland is taking Wii fitness to new a new level. He has started offering classes that utilize the Wii as a workout machine. He started off by offering the classes fro kids, but then saw the popularity quickly spread to adults as well. Up to four people can participate in each class and according to "University Studies", players could burn up to 125 calories in a fifteen minute session. Mr. Urquhart is purportedly the first person to use the Wii in this manner, but I doubt he will be the last. More »

State of Emergency 2 Sucks Mightily, Destroys Scottish Game Studio

egauger — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:40:00 EDT

GameDaily has a titter-inducing little article about the doomed release of State of Emergency 2, and the subsequent destruction of its parent company's Scotland division. Commented DC Studios chief executive Mark Greenshields: More »