22/11/19
Future Screens NI is running a free workshop on storytelling in the interactive sector (VR/AR/Gaming). Super Story World will take place on Saturday 30th November from 2-5pm in the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queens University and will […]
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21/11/19
Creative Europe is holding an information session about its Video Game Development Fund in The Pixel Mill on Friday 6th December 2019 from 10:00 – 11:30. The session will go through the opportunity in detail and […]
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18/11/19
Northern Ireland’s game development studio Italic Pig, UK publishers The Irregular Corporation, and Northern Ireland Screen have just joined forces on the largest video game production deal in Northern Ireland history. Paleo Pines […]
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25/09/19
Hytale from Derry-based Hypixel Studios has been nominated in the Most Wanted Game category at the 37th Golden Joystick Awards. These are the world’s longest-running public-voted games awards and hold a special place […]
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02/07/19
Tranzfuser, the graduate talent development competition from UK Games Talent and Finance CIC (UKGTF) and funded by the UK government, has announced the winning teams taking part in this year’s competition across the […]
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15/03/19
A delegation of game developers from Northern Ireland is set to attend the upcoming Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco with the support of Northern Ireland Screen. GDC is the largest professional […]
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31/01/19
An astonishing film co-produced by Belfast-based Fine Point Films has had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival. It is the first time a Belfast-based documentary company has premiered a film at the […]
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22/01/19
Experience the best Northern Ireland has to offer from a Year in Games and meet the hardworking heroes that made it happen. The NI Game Awards takes place at The Black Box in […]
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15/01/19
Northern Ireland Screen is inviting applications from companies to take part in The Pixel Mill’s 2019/20 programme. Successful applicants will receive support to build their teams, market their capabilities and navigate third party […]
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14/01/19
Jamfuser is a game jam that feeds into Tranzfuser (a UK wide talent development programme for graduates looking to break in to the video games development industry). Northern Ireland Screen acts as a regional hub for […]
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10/01/19
The Hub Crawl is back! Come and join fellow games developers and publishers and identify new opportunities and strategies to support the growth of your business. This years Hub Crawl will focus on helping […]
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09/01/19
Farset Labs will be hosting the Belfast site of the international hackathon “Global Game Jam” for its 7th year, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. The jam runs from Friday 25 to Sunday […]
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20/12/18
Northern Ireland Screen is hosting a talk with Dolby to examine how developers can integrate Dolby Atmos using the Microsoft Spatial Audio Platform to further understand the general capabilities of spatial audio. The […]
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23/11/18
The Pixel Mill, a creative co-working space in Ormeau Baths Innovation Centre designed to hot house local game development teams, was officially opened today. Seven start-ups are already in place taking advantage of […]
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08/10/18
The BBC Writersroom is launching The Break from Northern Ireland this year, giving writers the opportunity to see their script developed, produced and broadcast on BBC Three. The aim of the series, now […]
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08/10/18
Northern Ireland Screen is hosting a lunchtime round table with Colm Seeley of the BFI on Video Game Tax Relief on Friday 19 October from 1pm to 2pm. The UK video games tax […]
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07/09/18
Cross sector creative partnership, Future Screens NI – a collaboration between Ulster University, Queen’s University Belfast and local industry partners – announces £13 million investment to secure the future of the creative industries […]
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08/08/18
Mobile games publisher Boomdash Digital has announced the official release of a new action-packed VR game on Samsung Gear VR and Oculus GO. Based on re-imagining of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, Evil […]
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27/06/18
Northern Ireland Screen has announced the launch of The Pixel Mill, a community hub in Belfast, which will support the sustainable growth of the Northern Ireland games sector. Northern Ireland Screen is inviting […]
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05/02/18
Tranzfuser, the UK-wide search for the future creative leaders of the video game industry, has launched its 2018 competition today. Organised by UK Games Talent and Finance CIC (UKGTF) and funded by the […]
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23/01/18
The 5th annual NI Game Awards take place on Sunday 4 February at The Black Box Belfast, celebrating the best of the Northern Ireland gaming industry. There will be a variety of game […]
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09/01/18
The UKIE Hub Crawl 2018 is a series of free events, located all around the UK, that bring games businesses together to hear and share the latest thinking on business growth. The Hub […]
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15/12/17
Global Game Jam at Farset is back again in 2018, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. The Game Jam will run from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th January 2018, and is a chance to meet […]
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30/11/17
Congratulations to Belfast-based game development studio Italic Pig, which has won a top-prize at this year’s inaugural Big Indie Awards in Shenzhen, China for its project Mona Lisa. The awards ceremony provides an […]
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08/11/17
Congratulations to Belfast-based game developer Billygoat Entertainment Ltd on its recent awards success for a number of Northern Ireland Screen funded projects; Supermarket Shriek and Her Majesty’s SPIFFING. Platform video game, Supermarket Shriek, […]
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