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Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has said that it was never the plan to sell the company. Despite this, so convinced were he and fellow co-founder Palmer Luckey that the actual deal that saw Facebook acquire the firm for $2bn was wrapped up in just 72 hours. We got the deal …

Writing exclusively for Develop, CEO Jo Twist hails the long-awaited arrival of video games tax credits for British developers

TIGA and UKIE react to news of tax breaks approval

The biggest names in UK games development have told MCV that they’re overjoyed that the European Commission has rubberstamped tax breaks for UK studios. But they warn the hard work must begin now to prove they are worth the investment from the UK Government. Tax breaks for UK games developers …

Tax breaks for the UK video games industry are happening. The ‘will they won’t they?’ saga that has rumbled on for years has now been green lit, as previously confirmed by MCV last week. The European Commission has concluded that UK plans to grant certain tax relief to producers of …

Block lifted on tax incentives for UK developers

A number of those who supported Oculus Rift’s Kickstarter campaign have lashed out at its sale to Facebook. Although there is nothing in Kickstarter’s T&Cs to prevent a company being acquired, many backers feel betrayed that their money has helped to fund a product that is now owned by Mark …

Col Rodgers forms new studio Big Red Switch Games

Studio co-founders Erich Schaefer and Travis Baldree return to indie game development

David Braben, Andy Tudor, Patrick O'Luanaigh, James Brooskby and others on what the $2bn purchase means for games