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The Conservative Party’s Shadow Arts and Culture Minister has told MCV that he would be keen to set up a games industry equivalent of the UK Film Council should the party win power. Ed Vaizey also spoke of his desire to negotiate tax breaks for UK developers – but stopped …

Everything you need to know about the new proposals

Over 20 MPs and Lords on hand to provide a forum for discussion on how the industry can be aided

Develop's global casual game sister site sees a 78% surge in unique users

Game industry group encouraged by Ben Bradshawâ??s recent pledge to introduce â??further tax breaksâ??

Microsoft, Sony and Tiga set to make keynotes at the Develop Conference event

Controversial political body The Pirate Party has won a seat in the European parliament after capitalising on the pro-Pirate Bay movement in homeland Sweden. The official website of the party, which has no official affiliation with the headline-grabbing BitTorrent site Pirate Bay, states that it wants to fundamentally reform copyright …

But report on new entrepreneurial landscapes fails to laud rest of UK's efforts

Speakers confirmed for the Tiga/NESTA Play Together event at Westminster

The Sourcebook print and online directory returns in July and has added a new Gaming Accessories section. Peripherals companies can now gain an all-year presence in front of MCV, Develop, Mobile Entertainment and PC Retail readers. The sectors covered this year are: * Creative & Promotional Services * Gaming Accessories …