New Websites - Game Republic and OS4B

Two new sites have been launched this week, well I guess Game Republic is kind of a re-launch but anyway i'm counting it!

So first up is Game Republic a network for the Games Industry in Yorkshire and Humber. The new site is looking great and has loads of info on it including news, events, business support and also Jamie's blog. They also have a list of all the games companies in the region, which is very useful and includes titles produced by the companies so makes an interesting read. If you're a games company in the region and you're not on the list get in touch to get yourself added. Finally, they also have a Vodcasts page with a video of Team 17's Martyn Brown talking about Yorkshire's fab games industry.

The second new site this week is OS4B, Open Source for Business. Run by the nti this project is all about bringing Open Source to more businesses in the region and supplying the skills needed for various different Open Source applications. There are various training courses currently on offer including Google's Android, Apache, Linux and an Introduction to Gimp (an image editor I used to use all the time and I definitely recommend an intro course rather than trying to figure it all out on your own!), keep an eye on the site for new courses.

They also have a news / events page, a jobs page and a communities page which lists a few of the different communities in the region. It also lists OS4B's own community - the employers forum. If you're a business working with open source or interested in developing open source you can join the employers forum and input ideas on the types of training that should be supplied and get some information / advice from other members.