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Low Value Consignment Relief will no longer apply to goods sent to the UK from the Channel Islands, the Government has announced. The controversial tax loophole is used by many of the biggest UK online retailers – most famously Play.com, The Hut Group, Asda and Amazon – to dodge millions …
Read More »Exchange rates pull Ubisoft from profit to £32m loss
Paris headquartered publisher Ubisoft has reported a 32m loss for the first half of the financial year, despite preventative measures to curb expenditure. Revenues for the most recent three months, ending September 30th, were positive. Ubisoft sold 125m of goods for this period, up by about 40 million year-on-year and …
Read More »Killzone 2 composer signs for Futurlab game
'Indies takes risks others can't', says Ivor Novello winner Joris De Man
Read More »Wii U could support two tablets after all
Nintendo engineers are working hard to upgrade Wii U so that it can simultaneously support two tablet controllers, sister site Develop understands. Nintendo and development partners had previously indicated that only one tablet controller could work with the system, due to technical limitations. But Develop’s source, speaking on the condition …
Read More »Nintendo ‘working on Wii U support for two tablets’
Console specs still in flux, but sources say Nintendo now has ambitions for touch-screen multiplayer
Read More »DC Universe popularity surges 1000% after F2P switch
DC Universe Online has seen a 1,000 per cent increase of concurrent users since going free-to-play on the November 1st. The superhero MMO, managed by Sony Online Entertainment, has also gained 330,000 new players since the switch from a subscription model. The 1000 per cent rise suggests the game had …
Read More »Batman: Arkham City gets PC release date
Warner Bros Interactive has finally dated the delayed PC version of critical and commercial hit Batman: Arkham City. The game will be released on the format in the UK on November 25th. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the title hit UK retail October 21st and was welcomed with …
Read More »Call of Duty: Elite suffers day one struggles
Hundreds of thousands of gamers are playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 RIGHT NOW, but the game’s launch has not been completely without hiccups. Call of Duty: Elite, the social network that will accompany the brand going forwards, is currently facing a number of issues as it struggles to …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LGC: Last chance to book
Just a few tickets remain for UK's digital games summit on Thursday - Full schedule is online now
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LONDON GAMES CONFERENCE: Last chance to book
Time is running out to secure your place at Thursday’s London Games Conference. The full schedule for the event is now online to read outlining the excellent talks we have planned from Valve’s Jason Holtman, Xbox Live’s Robin Burrowes, GameStop’s Mike Mauler, Sega’s John Clark, plus Nicholas Lovell, Nick Parker, …
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