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All those involved with the UK games industry have been invited to attend next week’s presentation of the Livingstone-Hope report. The skills review for the video games and visual effects sectors, based on input from the industries, along with universities and schools, promises to deliver a significant analysis of how …

Ed Vaizey, Ian Livingstone and Alex Hope to speak at the launch of the major skills review of video games and visual effects

The rollout of the new PEGI video games classification system will miss its current April deadline and will not be introduced until July of this year at the earliest. Back in July 2010 the VSC, who will be assuming a central role in the application of the new ratings system, …

The culture minister, Ed Vaizey, has claimed his department will resist calls for game tax breaks in what he calls a three or four year hiatus”. That would suggest the Coalition Government won’t promise state support for the British games industry until the next election looms. The Conservative Party, of …

The London Games Festival saw a whopping 76,000 people attend its various games events. Between September 31st and November 4th, a range of politicians, industry figures, journalists, PRs and consumers took part in 26 events that ranged from expos and exhibitions to lectures, conferences and award ceremonies. The 2010 LGF …

Minister for Culture confirmed for key event, but will he give the industry what it wants?

The UK games industry’s biggest supporters in Parliament held their seats in last night’s election. Labour’s Tom Watson retained his seat for West Bromwich East, despite suffering a nine per cent dip in support. Conservative Ed Vaizey remained MP for Wantage with a 9 per cent vote rise, while Lib …

Watson, Foster and Vaizey retain places in hung parliament

The Conservative Party has yet to release the mini-manifesto it promised a week ago, fuelling suggestions that the paper has been delayed. Nine days ago the Tories’ spokesperson for the game industry, Ed Vaizey, confidently assured Develop that the documents would be released this week. That promise is now on …

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, …