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Having gained a devoted following in Japan, Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing” is going to be debuted on 3DS in Western markets. It’s quite hard to explain Tomodachi Life. In fact, you might be better off simply watching Nintendo’s totally leftfield debut video below. Described by some as The Sims meets …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous Premium beta goes live today
Those who have purchased to 100 Elite: Dangerous Premium Beta can get stuck in from today. Frontier has released a single player combat build of the game ahead of the roll out of the full Premium beta on May 30th. Those who have previously purchased any of the other assorted …
Read More »UK Games Tax Relief: All you need to know
Harbottle & Lewis offer a detailed FAQ on the Games Development Tax Relief for UK games developers What is the real value of the relief?The real value of the relief for a game wholly developed in the European Economic Area (EEA) is 20% of qualifying spend, and not 25% as …
Read More »Cousins says free-to-play criticisms are unfair
DICE, Sony and Lionhead veteran Ben Cousins has launched a spirited attack of what he argues is the wrongly maligned free-to-play sector. Writing on Polygon, he argues that far from acting in the interests of consumers, critics are instead merely acting to defend their own positions in the increasingly threatened …
Read More »How to make the most of the UK games tax relief
Alan Moss and Mark Phillips of law firm Harbottle & Lewis share their insight into the games tax relief, and how developers can make the most out of the help the Government is offering The waiting has ended and the European Commission (EC) has finally granted full approval to the …
Read More »Plarium: Facebook hands down the best place for free-to-play games
'The opportunities it offers are unparalleled today'
Read More »Sony tells Famitsu that The Last Guardian could get a release date ‘soon’
‘Soon’ is not typically a word one associates with Sony title The Last Guardian. But DualShockers reckons that when asked by Famitsu in its latest issue, Sony said that a release date for the much-delayed game could be in the offing ‘soon’. Last month Sony Studios’ Scott Rohde refused to …
Read More »Kabam opens new office in Berlin
New German office intended to give the US firm better means to support its European partners and consumers
Read More »VR’s gaming future and why it’s not a fad
Neil Schneider from the Immersive Technology Alliance discusses the potential of VR
Read More »InFamous: Second Son sells 1m units in nine days
Sony’s PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son has broken new records for the series. Sony Australia has revealed that the game shifted 1m units in its first nine days on sale, making it the fastest selling game in the five-year-old series. The 1m number includes both digital and physical sales. It’s …
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