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At long, long last UK video games tax breaks are upon us, but who is it precisely that qualifies? The draft legislation calls the relief a ‘tax relief for video game development’. The legislation does not define the term ‘video game’ and the intention behind this was to avoid including …
Read More »Jo Twist: "We are on our way to making the UK the best place to make and sell games"
The journey to finally get the tax production credits scheme in place for the games industry has been a long and sometimes rocky one. But this week, the industry had confirmation from the European Commission that, after a year of investigating whether there truly was a market failure for games …
Read More »UK games tax relief ‘the start of a great new era in UK games production’
TIGA and UKIE react to news of tax breaks approval
Read More »UKIE: ‘Now we might tempt Brits in Canada to fly home’
Writing exclusively for Develop, CEO Jo Twist hails the long-awaited arrival of video games tax credits for British developers
Read More »"Today we celebrate, tomorrow we prove we’re worth it" – games developers react to Tax Breaks
The biggest names in UK games development have told MCV that they’re overjoyed that the European Commission has rubberstamped tax breaks for UK studios. But they warn the hard work must begin now to prove they are worth the investment from the UK Government. Tax breaks for UK games developers …
Read More »Tax breaks news linked to UKIE event?
Trade body readies celebration with TV Coalition, suggesting games tax relief announcement is near
Read More »No games tax breaks in budget, but UKIE remains optimistic
The UK’s video games industry trade body says that tax breaks for video games developers remain a realistic hope. Rumour had spread prior to today’s budget from Chancellor George Osborne that the long-awaited tax breaks would be included as part of the statement. They did not, although the post-budget statement …
Read More »Record number of UK game companies exhibiting at GDC
GDC 2014: Largest ever UK stand at annual conference include over 40 companies
Read More »UKIE promotes Dan Wood to COO
UK trade body UKIE has named Dan Wood its new COO. Wood joined UKIE in 2010 as its head of communications and public affairs, and during his time he has launched the Video Games Ambassadors scheme, co-ordinating UKIE’s lobbying efforts on tax relief and setting up the Next Gen Skills …
Read More »Read our exclusive interview with new OnLive boss Mark Jung in the latest MCV
With a new-look management team and two new business models, we find out why OnLive says it’s ready to win over gamers. In an exclusive interview, new OnLiveexecutive chairman Mark Jung guides us through the wave of changes at the cloud gaming company and why it believes it has finally …
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