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The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport has revealed to Develop more details on Labour’s plan for game development tax breaks. The culture department said that UK game tax break system will be a customised version of the existing tax system for the film industry. It will be consulted …
Read More »UK tax breaks ELSPA responds
The importance of the UK video games industry is at last being recognised – that’s the conclusion of trade body ELSPA in light of the Government’s pledge to support the UK games industry with tax breaks. The organisation has also pledged to continue working with the government during the scheduled …
Read More »Devs’ delight at tax break reform
The British game industry is revelling in the news that the UK will now receive game development tax breaks. Today’s Budget report saw Chancellor Alistair Darling tell the House of Commons that the UK game industry needs support from the country to remain globally competitive, before introducing a tax break …
Read More »Mario Galaxy 2 is not a system seller
Outspoken games analyst Michael Pachter has stated that upcoming releases such as Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid Other M are not potential system sellers for Wii hardware, and that Nintendo must cut the price of its console if it is to stop further sales declines. I still think that …
Read More »Happy Birthday, PSP
The PlayStation Portable is celebrating its fifth birthday (in the US at least). Throughout its lifetime it has sold 17m units in the country. The machine currently boasts a UMD games library in excess of 520 games, with an additional 300+ titles available to download on PSN. In its time …
Read More »Tax breaks for UK games devs at last
The last Budget of the current Government will provide tax help for the UK games industry, Chancellor Alistair Darling has said. Speaking at today’s Budget report, the UK Chancellor told the House of Commons that the UK game industry needs support. He spoke of a tax credit system similar to …
Read More »3DS sends Nintendo stock soaring
The announcement of the 3DS has had a very positive effect on Nintendo’s stock, with the company’s decision to turn to 3D technology – which is one of hottest sectors in modern consumer electronics – seemingly sparking the interest of investors. Nintendo’s share price shot up by nine per cent …
Read More »MS slashes 120GB HDD RRP
Microsoft has confirmed that it has slashed 50 off the price of the Xbox 360 120GB hard drive as it tries to clear stock ahead of the arrival of the 250GB SKU on April 16th. Microsoft has reduced the price of the Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive to 79.99 while …
Read More »Conviction to "re-invigorate stealth genre"
Ubisoft plans to capture a new audience with Splinter Cell: Conviction by re-revitalising the stealth genre. The publisher says its upcoming action title features gameplay mechanics that are far more accessible than those found in its predecessors. Ubisoft hopes to draw in this wider audience with a marketing campaign aimed …
Read More »ISFE denies PEGI ratings dev snub
The Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) says that it doesn’t ignore the views of developers in respect to assigning PEGI age ratings on games. Earlier today Guillaume de Fondaumiere – chairman of the European Games Developer Federation – took issue with how the game rating decision process is debated …
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