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The Conservative Party says it will introduce game development tax breaks in its first budget if elected to form a Government, Develop can reveal. The party’s spokesperson for the game industry, MP Ed Vaizey, last night put an end to months of faltering support on the issue by pledging, unequivocally, …

Digital-only multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 has become the fastest game to 1m sales on Xbox Live, EA has confirmed. The reception of Battlefield 1943 continues to amaze us, even months after the game was released,” the game’s producer Gordon Van Dyke said in a statement. Being the fastest game to …

Heated debates punctuated with unanimous praise for the industry

Pokmon SoulSilver and HeartGold have topped the DS charts, taking first and second place respectively. The two games are the highest placing DS releases so far this year, with SoulSilver becoming the first new No.1 in the DS charts since The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks back in December. Before …

Right from the off, EA hasn’t been afraid to be honest about its lofty ambitions for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and four weeks on from its release DICE’s shooter is certainly showing the sort of charts staying power that EA would have hoped for. BFBC2 is currently at number three …

Korean studio uses popular engine for upcoming 3D MMORPG

ShiVa 3D game and app engine now available on new Mac platform

Ed Vaizey tells Develop that tax break policies will be introduced in the Conservativesâ?? first finance bill, if elected

Gendai Gamesâ?? content creation platform now supports all major Mac formats

Danish developer Io Interactive has laid off 35 members of staff. The company behind Hitman, currently working on Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days, employed around 200 people, according to local reports. Io, formerly owned by Eidos, was transfered to Square Enix ownership last year. The company released a statement, …