‘It is important that policy makers ensure games companies have access to sufficient finance, benefit from Video Games Tax Relief and R&D Tax Relief, clear and stable IP rights, and can access highly skilled people from outside of the UK’
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‘We don’t want it to take a decade to build itself to the point where you can afford bigger games,’ stresses head of content Jason Rubin
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Team formed by ex-Lionhead devs had raised £59,000 of £250,000 goal before attracting anonymous backer
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Pixyul’s debut title planned to scan real-world environments using drones and implement them in its open world
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‘We want them to be able to take those risks now while the market is still new,’ explains Rift headset maker
Read More »Polish government launches €18m fund for ‘innovative’ games
'We want to catch up with booming gaming markets in [the US] or Canada'
Read More »Conan Exiles creator Funcom ‘back on the right track’ after $6.3m investment
‘It is no secret that the company has had a strained financial situation in recent years,’ admits CEO Rui Casais. ‘This investment is a major turning point’
Read More »Global Top Round accelerator offering first-time devs $40,000
Up to $90,000 in investment up for grabs in exchange for studio equity and 10% of a project’s revenue beyond $200,000 in sales
Read More »Number of titles approved for UK Games Tax Relief grows 75% year-on-year
BFI statistics for start of 2016 show 75 games certified with a total budget of £174m
Read More »Dwarf Fortress dev: Moving from donations to Patreon doubled our income
‘Even a few steps is enough to drive everyone away,’ Tarn Adams says of previous method of funding ambitious simulation title
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