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\n<\/a><\/p>\nThe DICE Europe summit will begin on Monday, described as bringing together the \u2018brightest minds in interactive entertainment\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n John Swinney has hailed the \u201cextraordinary growth\u201d of video games businesses in Scotland, as a gathering of global leaders in the industry gets under way in Edinburgh.\n<\/p>\n
\n The DICE Europe summit will begin on Monday, described as bringing together the \u201cbrightest minds in interactive entertainment\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n Some 150 global gaming industry leaders will come to Edinburgh for a series of talks and to hear from Nintendo\u2019s managing executive officer Satoru Shibata, who was invited to speak by the First Minister.\n<\/p>\n
\n Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes will address the opening reception at Edinburgh Castle, where\u00a0delegates will be entertained by Nicola Benedetti.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ahead of the conference, First Minister John Swinney said: \u201cScotland\u2019s gaming industry is experiencing extraordinary growth that demonstrates our nation\u2019s capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe transformation from 15 companies to 130 in just over a decade shows how quickly Scottish talent can compete on the global stage and create real economic value for our communities.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThese companies are not just creating games played by millions worldwide \u2013 they are creating skilled jobs, attracting international investment, and positioning Scotland as a global hub for digital innovation.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThis growth directly supports our mission to raise living standards in every part of Scotland and cement our reputation as a centre of creative excellence.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Chris van der Kuyl of4J Studios \u2013 who developed thee console edition of Mincecraft \u2013 helped bring the DICE conference to Scotland.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: \u201cIt\u2019s monumental so many of the industry\u2019s top figures are gathering in Scotland. After a couple of challenging years worldwide, confidence and growth prospects have returned to the sector.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWith the forthcoming release of GTA 6, which is set to reshape the video game landscape, and our own new game Reforj alongside all the other incredible output from studios across the country, Scotland is well placed to lead the way and have an outsized impact on the global stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"15 September 2025, 00:04 | Updated: 15 September 2025, 00:04 15 September 2025, 00:04 | Updated: 15 September…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-425213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115206044313073219","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}