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Read More »67 games were granted tax breaks in year one
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has updated the industry on figures surrounding the long-awaited tax breaks. Finally introduced last year, the video games tax relief enables studios to recoup some of the costs of development through help from the government. Speaking at Develop: Brighton this morning, Vaizey revealed a few statistics …
Read More »Pitchford stands up to critics
Randy Pitchford, president and CEO of Gearbox Software, believes that even hatred from gamers is a sign that you have accomplished something as a developer. As far as he is concerned, there are two obvious ways to approach prolonged and aggressive criticism: feel like Gearbox has screwed up, or that …
Read More »Pitchford: Even if someone hates you, it’s a win
Gearbox boss says one gamer has emailed him every week since 2009 to complain about Borderlands
Read More »67 games approved for tax breaks in first year
Certified games represent a total budget of £180m, while £4m prototype fund 'launches soon'
Read More »D3T chooses Perforce Helix for future projects
Work-for-hire studio and Develop Awards finalist embraces Perforce’s latest product
Read More »GameAnalytics launches new publishing label
Analytics firm’s new venture aims to help indies soft launch games in key territories
Read More »Swedish indie Fatshark hires new COO
Sven Folkesson joins Warhammer: End Times firm from Nuday Games
Read More »Hallikainen on paid mods: ‘It’s good to give people choice’
Colossal Order CEO champions the impact modders can have on a game's success
Read More »Neil Young: ‘VR and AR won’t take off for three to five years’
Industry veteran highlights the many barriers both technologies face before they will achieve mass adoption
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