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The 2010 Festival of Games, which gets underway on June 3rd, is currently taking bookings for games industry workers and bosses – and MCV readers get a 40 per cent discount. The event in Utrecht, Netherlands will provide networking and deal-making opportunities for those in the business, strategy, marketing, finance, …

The South Korean authorities have announced a new ‘gaming curfew’ to try and counter what is seen as the growing problem of MMO addiction in the country. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s policy, as reported by The Korea Herald, intends to forcefully block or incrementally slow down the …

But the party suggests tax breaks wonâ??t be the be-all and end-all

UK communications industry regulator Ofcom has moved to assure the public that anyone accused of illegal filesharing under the recently passed Digital Economy Bill legislation will have access to a robust and effective appeals mechanism”. The most contentious inclusion in the DEB was the provision for authorities to demand ISPs …

Leading UK video games retailer GAME has introduced warning stickers on pre-owned copies of games that do not include the DLC those who bought the new version would have found in the box. The move comes following news last month that GameStop is being sued for being deceptively misleading” after …

The Conservative Party has failed to cite game development tax breaks in its 131-page policy manifesto, raising suspicion that the party is no longer backing a tax-specific state support package as once thought. Labour MP Tom Watson – an industry sympathiser who previously claimed to have identified conflict on the …

Heavy Rain stands as proof that non-traditional games can prove to be a blockbuster success with traditional gamers. That’s according to the game’s writer and director David Cage, who also serves as CEO for Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream. He said: It has been hugely gratifying to see the positive …

Labourâ??s industry sympathiser fears internal Tory conflict on the issue

It has emerged that John Rau, the new South Australian attorney-general, is not the huge supporter of the introduction of an R18+ video game rating as had previously been suggested. Last month MCV reported that Rau, who replaced outspoken violent games sceptic Michael Atkinson, had stated that the lack of …

Industry concerned that prior tax relief plans have been overruled