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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

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Those found to be cheating at Titanfall on PC have some good and bad news coming their way. In a Titanfall FAQ on the official site Respawn confirmed that as of last week a change to its FairFight cheat detection system took effect. So what now happens if a player …

It was a rough day on the markets for casual games maker King yesterday. The Candy Crush Saga maker kicked off its IPO with an introductory stock price of $22.50. By the end of trading that had fallen to $19 – a decline of 15.5 per cent that VentureBeat says …

The farcical legal fracas between 3D Realms and Gearbox has taken another twist. It was revealed last month that Gearbox is suing 3D Realms following the latter’s confirmation that it intends to release a new Duke Nukem title. Gearbox says that the IP transferred into its ownership when it bought …