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The story of how the home computer gained prominence throughout the eighties is being retold – in a new BBC comedy drama. The new show, called Syntax Era, is currently in production and will air on UK TV later in the year. It will focus on the growing rivalry …
Read More »Read the govts game tax proposal in full


Further evidence that the UK government is listening to its games industry emerged earlier today, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport asking the industry to provide evidence for a culturally based tax break system. That letter you can find on MCV’s sister site, Develop, by clicking here.
Read More »ELSPA responds to DCMS letter
ELSPA has issued a statement in response to the letter published by the DCMS today looking back at the games-relevant parts of the Digital Britain report. In the statement, ELSPA director general Michael Rawlinson says that the industry must now make sure it maintains and nurtures its connection with the …
Read More »Read the govtâ??s game tax proposal in full
DCMSâ?? letter to Tiga and ELSPA available now
Read More »Government calls for ‘cultural tax break’ evidence
The UK’s Department for Media, Culture and Sport has today put out a call to the games industry to provide evidence for a culturally based tax break for the UK development sector. It comes after the Digital Britain Report, published two weeks ago, said that the Government should consider introducing …
Read More »Full text: Govtâ??s letter to the games industry
What the government has to say
Read More »Obsidian confirms Aliens RPG cancellation
Obsidian Entertainment has confirmed that the development of the Aliens RPG has been cancelled. Making an announcement on its official forum, a representative for the company revealed: "Rumors have circled around a bit regarding the fate of the Aliens role playing game that Obsidian and SEGA had been working on. …
Read More »Tiga welcomes DCMS call for tax break evidence
Cultural subsidy would help UK games industry, says CEO Richard Wilson
Read More »Halo Reach could use Natal
Washington-based indie powerhouse Bungie may soon be turning its attentions to Project Natal, with Studio President Harold Ryan even going as far as saying that an upcoming Halo game could use the tech. I absolutely think Halo Reach could be enabled with Project Natal," Ryan told The Seattle Times. Develop …
Read More »Pachter: PS3 will trump 360 by 2015
As part of his report that outlined the true scale of the North American pre-owned software market, Wedbush Morgan’s analyst Michael Pachter has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons by predicting that PS3 will ultimately overtake Xbox 360’s install base in this generation of machines. Crediting the Blu-ray alliance’s victory …
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