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The new UK coalition Government WILL NOT implement tax breaks for games production Chancellor George Osborne confirmed today. As part of his Emergency Budget, Osborne said that subsidies for developers first proposed by the previous Labour government in April will not come into force. He described the suggestion as ‘poorly …

But association says withdrawal of games support should not discourage Government collaboration

Ed Vaizey is to make what may be his first appearance at a games industry event since he became Minister for Culture at the formation of the current coalition Government. The Minister has been confirmed to be speaking at the Develop Conference on the morning of Wednesday, July 14th, immediately …

Though Microsoft is yet to offer any official word on a UK discount to current Xbox 360 stock to mirror the move it has already made in North America, High Street retailer GAME has cut the price on some of its Xbox offerings ahead of the official launch of the …

Chancellor George Osborne's Emergency Budget says Labour proposal to aid games was 'poorly targetted'

A track editor, go karting and a stunt arena – those are just three of the until now unknown new features that will be filling out Gran Turismo 5’s already bulging feature-set when it finally hits the grid on November 2nd. Gran Turismo 5 will offer gamers an experience more …

Nintendo has vowed to launch the 3DS is Europe, America and Japan before the end of its financial year in March 2011. The reason we haven’t announced a launch date or pricing is that, first, we wanted to get reaction here,” NoA boss Reggie Fils Aime told IndustryGamers at E3. …

Minister for Culture confirmed for key event, but will he give the industry what it wants?

The next instalment in the Doctor Who Adventure games series will be made live on the BBC website this Saturday (June 26th) following the airing of the current TV series finale. Dubbed Blood of the Cybermen and produced by Steven Moffat, it will again feature the likenesses of Matt Smith …

Microsoft has insisted that the Xbox 360 is just as 3D ready as the PS3, though has once again iterated that it’s not diving headfirst into the 3D sector just yet. We have 3D games,” Xbox global marketing boss Albert Penello told CVG. Obviously the Avatar game came out last …