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The Conservative Party has failed to cite game development tax breaks in its 131-page policy manifesto, raising suspicion that the party is no longer backing a tax-specific state support package as once thought. Labour MP Tom Watson – an industry sympathiser who previously claimed to have identified conflict on the …

It has emerged that John Rau, the new South Australian attorney-general, is not the huge supporter of the introduction of an R18+ video game rating as had previously been suggested. Last month MCV reported that Rau, who replaced outspoken violent games sceptic Michael Atkinson, had stated that the lack of …

Microsoft has at last lifted the lid on what is already one of the most anticipated games of 2011 – Gears of War 3. To check out the first official video of the game, just cast your eyes below:

Former SCEA man Mark DeLoura has been named as Google’s ‘developer advocate’ for video games, and is set to start in the new position today. This appointment marks the first time the Google has hired somebody to a specific games development role. CasualGaming.biz has the story.

The combination of a licence as wide-reaching as the World Cup and a new easier-to-understand control scheme will, EA hopes, entice a new generation of gamers to buy into the already lucrative FIFA franchise later this month. We’re delighted with the performance of FIFA 10 and believe 2010 FIFA World …

National financial support, age ratings, IP theft, skills, broadband – these are the areas that ELSPA will focus its efforts on as it outlines its lobbying intentions for the duration of the next Parliament. During the last Parliament, ELSPA made great strides in getting the games industry recognised and respected …

Codemasters will become a major player in the digital space thanks to a heavy-duty investment deal. Indian games giant Reliance Big Entertainment bought a 50 per cent stake in the firm earlier this week. It has a market capital of around $81 million and is already established in the MMO, …

It was meant to be the Q1 that would save us from the slump, but a wash of quality releases have not been able to halt a games market decline. MCV research based on GfK Chart-Track data shows that the UK games market was worth 303m for the 13 weeks …

Its opponents have ensured their voices were heard throughout the course of the Digital Economy Bill’s passage through Parliament, but in the wake of its passing its supporters have come out in celebration. UK video games trade body ELSPA has labelled the DEB a ‘victory’, specifically due to its rulings …

Despite all the controversy surrounding both the debate and content of the Digital Economy Bill, two UK trade bodies have welcomed its passing through Parliament. This is an important moment for video games classification in the UK,” Laurie Hall, the director of the Video Standards Council, which is responsible for …