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Brian Baglow
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Games generalist. Scottish specialist. Writing the First National strategy for games.
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brianbaglow.bsky.social
Dear people of #Scotland. 2 national newspaper covers in a week might seem a 'bit much' but it's hugely important that the Government supports #Scotland's videogames ecosystem through the new #LevelUp Games Action Plan.

Please email or find your MSP on social. Ask them to support Motion S6M-20521
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
brianbaglow.bsky.social
I started last week with a 4pp story in the Herald. It closed with another in-depth piece from our friends at the Courier, which talks about my slightly... unusual (?) entry into the games sector, DMA Design, joining Rockstar (sans NDA) & the Games Action Plan.

www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-...
‘I used fake CV to join first Grand Theft Auto team in Dundee – now I’m fighting for city’s gaming future’
Fifer Brian Baglow has reflected on his career in games – including developing the notorious GTA storyline.
www.thecourier.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
brianbaglow.bsky.social
Can you help to support the future of #videogames in #Scotland? We have a motion lodged in parliament for a debate around the Games Action Plan, which would put it right at the forefront of the government's to do list. Please ask your MSPs to support the motion.

scottishgames.net/2026/01/26/t...
Level Up Scotland: Help Deliver Scotland's Games Action Plan
Help Needed: Last week I published Scotland's Games Action Plan with events in Dundee & Edinburgh. Now the plan needs debated in parliament.
scottishgames.net
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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luduspaxstudios.bsky.social
This is going to be a long thread but I have to share these amazing videos! Check out this epic content creator doing all these lets plays of my game Rise of the Village Hero!
Like it? Support me with a purchase & review on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2737960/...
#ARPG #RPG #indiegame
Rise of the Village Hero on Steam
Rise of the Village Hero is a love letter to classic RPGs, blending nostalgia with charm and humor. Explore diverse levels, tackle quirky and heartfelt quests, and trade witty banter with memorable, N...
store.steampowered.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
brianbaglow.bsky.social
Lovely games people - I'm looking for your help. On Wednesday this week, MSP Michael Marra lodged a members' motion asking for a debate on Scotland's Games Action Plan. To ensure it happens, we need cross-party support from MSPs.

Full details on how to support:

scottishgames.net/2026/01/23/s...
Scotland's Games Action Plan Heads To Holyrood
Scotland's Games Action Plan heads to Holyrood as Michael Marra MSP lodges a motion (S6M-20521) calling for a dedicated Members’ debate.
scottishgames.net
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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luduspaxstudios.bsky.social
Check out Tiny Terra Spaces' demo on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3788070/...
Thank you to everyone who has wishlisted my game, and played the demo last night and this morning!
Please keep sharing, downloading and wishlisting it helps me a lot!
#indiegame #cosybuilder #FollowFriday #cosy
January 23, 2026 at 9:57 AM
brianbaglow.bsky.social
I absolutely could NOT have got to this point without the input, support and help of the games community, ABS. You've been a total legend across the whole process. Thank you.
morefunwith.games More Fun With Games @morefunwith.games · 6d
really looking forward to this, I really enjoyed giving feedback and taking part in the consultation process, great to see the plan reach this next critical stage, a significant achievement by @brianbaglow.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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hyperion4001.bsky.social
At the launch event for the @scottishgames.bsky.social "Level Up Scotland" national action plan for the Scottish Games Sector.

Great plan from @brianbaglow.bsky.social and co and with support and engagement from @scottishgov.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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mdf200.bsky.social
"A proposal designed to transform Scotland’s 'world-class' games sector from an overlooked 'secret weapon' into a unified £1 billion economic powerhouse, has been unveiled."

@brianbaglow.bsky.social has done amazing work on this. ♥️

www.thenational.scot/news/2578137...
Plans to unify Scotland’s games sector into £1bn economic powerhouse
A PROPOSAL designed to transform Scotland’s “world-class” games sector from an overlooked “secret weapon” into a unified £1 Billion…
www.thenational.scot
January 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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kanaratron.bsky.social
In town to listen to @brianbaglow.bsky.social talk about the action plan for the Scottish Games Sector.
A man presents in an auditorium while in the foreground a bright yellow document is held in front of the camera, it reads "Level up Scotland: a national action plan for the Scottish Games sector
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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sculliontoni.bsky.social
​In Scotland, Computing Science has the largest gender gap of any STEM subject, a trend stuck in place for a decade. ​We often talk about role models, confidence & capability. These are symptoms of the root cause being access & equity.
@Tes Scotland

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
How school leaders can tackle Scotland’s tech gender crisis
The growing gender gap in computing science is worrying not only for equality but also the economy - but there are practical, proven strategies schools leader can adopt, says Toni Scullion
www.tes.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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luduspaxstudios.bsky.social
Who is going to be my 100th person to wishlist my game?
Wishlist my cosy island builder:
store.steampowered.com/app/3788070/...
#trailertuesday #indiegame #gamedev #cosygame
January 20, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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chronicleflask.katday.com
This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it
Screenshot: serialephemera Thematically speaking, the most important thing Terry Pratchett taught me was the concept of militant decency. The idea that you can look at the world and its flaws and its injustices and its cruelties and get deeply, intensely angry, and that you can turn that into energy for doing the right thing and making the world a better place. He taught me that the anger itself is not the part! should be fighting. Nobody in my life ever said that before.
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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luduspaxstudios.bsky.social
I just released this week my first ever 3D asset package on Itch io if you want some unique Scottish lowpoly medieval inspired 3D art models you can find my 3D art here:
ludus-pax-studio.itch.io/scottish-med...
Thank you!
#3dart #3Dartist #Blender3D #lowpoly #indiegame #showmesunday
Scottish medieval inspired 3D assets by Ludus Pax Studio
ludus-pax-studio.itch.io
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
I'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows. I'm sorry. I know that when we talk about "digital sovereignty," we're obliged to talk about how we can build more data-centres that we can fill up with money-losing chips from American silicon monopolists in the hopes of destroying as many jobs as possible while blowing through our clean energy goals and enshittifying as much of our potable water as possible.
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
brianbaglow.bsky.social
Imagine waking up to the fact that your face is on the front of a national newspaper and there is FOUR PAGES of coverage about the national Games Action Plan you’ve been writing for the last two years.

So this morning I will be going to stand in the North Sea at portobello to disguise the shudders
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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nershly.bsky.social
I am deffo looking for work now btw, not just in games but anywhere that'll let me write code and live in Edinburgh. I have 9 years of experience doing C++, C#, gameplay synchronisation, sessioning, including server development and integration with online services, but i'll do anything that's cool
January 16, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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amicableanimal.bsky.social
In the last two days I've confirmed the venue and, maybe more importantly, the snacks are sorted and ready to go!

Come join us and make something cool, yeah? Last year there were 25 games made by nearly 100 people and the vibes were absolutely lovely 🧡

More details here: bit.ly/edjam26
amicableanimal.bsky.social Amicable Animal - CRT7 demo out now 🦝🏳️‍🌈 @amicableanimal.bsky.social · 23d
It's time to start shouting about EDJAM 2026!

Will you be in Edinburgh Jan 30th to Feb 1st? Then come join us and make cool stuff in our big annual 48h game jam!

100ish people, all disciplines/experience levels welcome, super friendly! Hybrid options for joining too 🧡

Sign up: bit.ly/edjam26
A poster with a green background which reads: EDJAM 2026, Come Make Games - No Experience Necessarily Under that there is a jam made of game parts, surrounded by a bunch of different developers. Some are writing, making board games, composing music, painting, and coding. Beneath the text continues. In-Person: January 30th to February 1st (starts 18:00) Online: from Januar 26th Sign up now: bit.ly/edjam26 All Skills and Disciplines welcome. There is a QR code which has the same URL.
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
brianbaglow.bsky.social
It’s done. Complete. After two years of work, over 1000 data points gathered from the community and working with every public sector organisation, Scotland has a Games Action Plan. Launching next week (Jan 21st). Watch this space!
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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amicableanimal.bsky.social
It's time to start shouting about EDJAM 2026!

Will you be in Edinburgh Jan 30th to Feb 1st? Then come join us and make cool stuff in our big annual 48h game jam!

100ish people, all disciplines/experience levels welcome, super friendly! Hybrid options for joining too 🧡

Sign up: bit.ly/edjam26
A poster with a green background which reads: EDJAM 2026, Come Make Games - No Experience Necessarily Under that there is a jam made of game parts, surrounded by a bunch of different developers. Some are writing, making board games, composing music, painting, and coding. Beneath the text continues. In-Person: January 30th to February 1st (starts 18:00) Online: from Januar 26th Sign up now: bit.ly/edjam26 All Skills and Disciplines welcome. There is a QR code which has the same URL.
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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luduspaxstudios.bsky.social
If you purchased Path to Serenity during this sale please consider leaving a review it helps me a lot. If you got one of the free copies same just mark you got it free.
My game is 20% off on Steam, Itchio and Humble Store:
store.steampowered.com/app/3265030/...
#cosygame #walkingsim #indiegame
December 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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luduspaxstudios.bsky.social
Enjoy #cosybuilders?
Tiny Terra Spaces is a cosy island builder inspired by the Scottish isles and medieval history.
Shape small worlds one block at a time, or journey between islands in Hop Mode.
Wishlist on Steam 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3788070/...
#TeaseYaGame #indiegame #cosygame
December 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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scottishgames.bsky.social
Crowd Legends brings Scottish football heroes to life with a new edition created in partnership with the Scottish Premier Football League.
Dundee’s 532 Design Partners with SPFL to Launch ‘Crowd Legends’ Mobile Game
A unique opportunity for Scottish football fans to build their ultimate dream team has arrived, as Dundee-based developer 532 Design announces the launch of Crowd Legends: Club Football in partnership with the Scottish Premier Football League (SPFL). The new mobile game allows fans to mix and match today’s top SPFL players with the League’s all-time greats, pitting squads featuring legends like Henrik Larsson, Paul Gascoigne, and Russell Latapy against modern-day stars in daily crowd-voted matches.
scottishgames.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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austinwalker.bsky.social
Josh hits it.
I prefer to use my own damn eyes and ears, and they tell me that video games are not a better place thanks to The Game Awards. Careers are not made, prestige is not accrued, horizons are not broadened. I do not fault developers for grasping at any handhold available to them in this rapidly decaying business beset by lecherous consolidation and ravenous profit-seeking, and hope that more than a handful have been able to stay in the business longer thanks to the show’s exposure. But I think The Game Awards stance on the industry is exceedingly clear: Things are fine just the way they are. Everyone knows this isn’t true, but we are feeble in our articulations, rote in our responses to cruelties we protest. It is perturbing that we’ve become accustomed to the Hellscape Preamble, a boilerplate paragraph where socially conscious writers will acknowledge layoffs, industry turmoil, and global conflict, before running down their list of best games of the year. We make for ourselves the world we write, and we can only write the world we imagine. I’m begging you to consider how small our imaginations have gotten, that we will turn away from the capaciousness of our hearts and minds when it comes to video games in the name of a good time. Tune into The Game Awards or not, but consider the kind of person it is made for, and if that aligns with the world you want to lie in.
December 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM