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The games industry is growing impatient with the Conservative party. Despite earlier promises to release a ‘mini-manifesto’ for the games industry, as exclusively detailed by Develop, the party has so far failed to explicitly express support for games industry tax breaks – and now ELSPA is urging it to do …
Read More »GTAIV â??would likely qualify as culturally Britishâ??
Rockstarâ??s tale of a Serb-Croatâ??s American Dream could have qualified for UK tax breaks
Read More »TIGA: 44% of todayâ??s games pass cultural tax test
CEO Wilson says itâ??s easy for games to qualify as culturally British
Read More »Rare Natal design keynote locked in for Develop
George Andreas to conduct headline lecture in design track at July event
Read More »Tim Schafer set for Develop Conference talk
Doublefine boss to speak at Brighton event in July
Read More »MCV Awards 2010: See the video here
The UK games industry may be increasingly mature, but it still has a sense of humour. Leading execs from Electronic Arts, Activision, Nintendo, Sega, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Future and more starred in a special sizzle video shown at the MCV Industry Excellence Awards last week, just before host Marcus Brigstocke took …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2010: Asda wins inaugural Supermarket prize
Supermarket giant Asda was one of the big winners at last night’s MCV Awards. The chain beat out rivals Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s to win the inaugural Supermarket prize at the event. Our Supermarket award was added to the running this year to reflect the diverse nature of retail and …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2010: Trade hails the very best
Over 650 retailers, publishers, developers and distributors jammed into The Brewery in London to see 60 firms compete for key accolades at last night’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. The big winner was Microsoft. Xbox took home both the Sales Team prize and the prestigious Grand Prix. The format-holder has driven …
Read More »COMMENT: The hard work pays off at MCV Awards
It is indicative of a changing market that no single company dominated this year’s MCV Awards. Retailers and suppliers have been working extra hard over the past year to stave off some genuine softness in demand. Modern Warfare 2 was a phenomenon, brilliantly executed, and was rightly rewarded last night. …
Read More »Delay for Tory mini-manifesto
The Conservative Party has yet to release the mini-manifesto it promised a week ago, fuelling suggestions that the paper has been delayed. Nine days ago the Tories’ spokesperson for the game industry, Ed Vaizey, confidently assured Develop that the documents would be released this week. That promise is now on …
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