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The UK’s video games industry trade body says that tax breaks for video games developers remain a realistic hope. Rumour had spread prior to today’s budget from Chancellor George Osborne that the long-awaited tax breaks would be included as part of the statement. They did not, although the post-budget statement …

The number of games outputting at 1080p on Xbox One should increase as time progresses. That’s according to Xbox director of development Boyd Multerer, who told OXM that: "I fully expect that to happen. The [graphics processing units] are really complicated beasts this time around." "The hardware is basically baked, …

Cult RPG game Dark Souls II has debuted at the top of the Japanese charts, the latest Famitsu sales data has revealed. Namco Bandai’s game sold 256,701 units on PS3 in its first week – that’s seven times more than its closest rival Youkai Watch on 3DS. PS4 remains the …

Annual Community Licence also made free for a limited time

The Xbox 360 version of Titanfall has been delayed for a second time. The game will now be released on April 11th. It had originally been planned to launch alongside the Xbox One and PC versions on March 15th before being pushed back to March 28th. I want to update …

Gaming accessories specialist Razer is the latest big name to pledge its support for this year’s MCV Awards. Razer has signed up as sponsor of the Games Publisher of the Year award. Those in the running for the prize include Activision Blizzard, EA, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Take-Two, Ubisoft and Warner …

Xbox One title Project Spark has undergone some changes to its microtransaction model. OXM reports that developer Team Dakota has removed the cap on ‘Spark Time’ which effectively limited the amount of time players could spend on the game without paying up. Tokens that allow for the unlocking of some …

Activision has announced that all Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero DLC is to be taken offline later this month. Fans have until March 31st to get their hands on downloadable content for the music titles, as well as the Guitar Hero mobile game. Players need not worry though …

Intel Developer Blog: How to defend your games and apps from hackers

More than 250 developers have signed to self-publishing scheme