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A US tax reform bill from the House Ways and Means Committee has suggested increasing the tax burden for games developers making violent games. Washington Examiner reports that while the bill advocates an improved, permanent R&D tax credit, finally giving American manufacturers the certainty they need to compete against their …
Read More »Spend your time before lunch preparing your Develop Awards lobbying
It'll make the time pass faster and you could become a finalist for our 23 awards, including four new categories
Read More »How PS4 developers can interact with their players
SCEE's Agostino Simonetta discusses the console's networking and sharing capabilities
Read More »Sony Santa Monica suffers layoffs
God of War developer Sony Santa Monica has been hit with a round of layoffs, Sony Computer Entertainment of America has confirmed. The publisher told IGN a reduction in workforce took place yesterday at the SoCal-based development studio, stating the cuts are the result of resource re-alignment. "SCEA can confirm …
Read More »Namco Bandai targets Sega HQ with Pac-Man PR stunt, security shuts it down
Namco Bandai invaded Sega’s HQ this week in an effort to promote Pac-Man. The character is set to make a comeback this year with Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. And so the firm decided to project an image the titular character onto Sega’s headquarters in Chiswick, West London. It’s because …
Read More »South Park: Stick of Truth censored in Europe
Scenes involving abortion and anal probes have been cut from the European version of South Park: The Stick of Truth. That’s according to BT.com which reports that the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has had seven 20-second scenes removed – a decision made by publisher Ubisoft. These consist of …
Read More »New games student network BUGS launches
Website aims to connect job-seeking graduates with games studios
Read More »Microsoft appoints ex-Nokia CEO Stephen Elop as head of Xbox
Julie Larson-Green becomes chief experience officer at My Life and Work team in the firm's Applications and Services group
Read More »UPDATE: Xbox One Titanfall bundle cut to under £370
GameStop is offering a significant discount on the new Xbox One Titanfall bundle. Microsoft yesterday confirmed an upcoming cut-price SKU that includes an Xbox One console and a digital download of Titanfall for 399.99 – that’s 30 off the machine’s current RRP. Now GameStop is taking pre-orders on the bundle …
Read More »Elop handed keys to Xbox division at Microsoft
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has been appointed as head of Microsoft’s devices and studios business. The appointment was expected following rumours earlier this month. Current devices and studios boss Julie Larson-Green is to assume the new role of chief experience officer for the applications and services group. You are …
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