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One year on, the UK video game tax breaks are finally approved
A year after tax breaks were meant to be established for video game companies in the UK, the European Commission has finally given the initiative the go-ahead, stating that the relief is "in line with EU state aid rules."
March 27, 2014
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Papers, Please leads Games for Change 2014 nominees
Games for Change, the New York City festival focused on the positive social impact of games, today announced the nominees for its 2014 awards.
March 27, 2014
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AIAS opens submissions for 2014 scholarships aimed at game makers
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, perhaps best known for hosting the annual DICE Awards, has begun accepting applications for the organization's Randy Pausch and Mark Beaumont scholarships.
March 27, 2014
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GameStop gives up on building game-streaming tech to focus on retail
The retail chain is shutting down Spawn Labs, the internal R&D division working on a digital game streaming service, in favor of selling physical goods for existing digital distribution services.
March 27, 2014
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Uncharted director Richmond leaves Naughty Dog for Riot Games
Naughty Dog's Justin Richmond, who served as game director on both Uncharted 3 and the studio's upcoming PlayStation 4 game Uncharted 4, has announced that he has left the company to join up with Riot Games.
March 27, 2014
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EA gets serious about game discounts with new Origin promotion
Electronic Arts launched its On The House initiative today in an attempt to garner goodwill by making select Origin games free for a limited time, starting with Dead Space.
March 27, 2014
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Double Helix relinquishes Killer Instinct to Iron Galaxy
Chicago's own Iron Galaxy Studios, the developers of Divekick, will continue to support and update Killer Instinct in the wake of original developer Double Helix Games' acquisition by Amazon.
March 27, 2014
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Understanding Threes: Developers release design archives
The developers of popular iOS and Android puzzler Threes are conflicted about copies of their game -- and clearly spell that out, alongside a new archive of development materials.
March 27, 2014
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How the Vita led PlayStation's fight for relevance
PlayStation's Shahid Ahmad tells us about his work in giving the PS Vita its own identity, and how in some ways acts as a testbed for wider PlayStation development initiatives.
March 27, 2014
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Just how big was Flappy Bird's influence on the App Store?
Despite the fact that Flappy Bird was only available to download for nine days during February, developer Gears Studios was still the top company on iOS and Google Play for the entire month.
March 26, 2014
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King IPO falters on the New York Stock Exchange
UPDATE Social games giant King today launched its initial public offering, with the Candy Crush Saga company pricing its shares at $22.50 a pop. By market close, that price had fallen to $19.03.
March 26, 2014
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For better or worse: Your guide to Oculus internet arguments
Do you think Facebook's Oculus VR buy is good news or not? Leigh Alexander presents the arguments for and against, so you can have an arsenal to use when you're arguing prematurely on the internet.
March 26, 2014