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The new UK coalition Government WILL NOT implement tax breaks for games production Chancellor George Osborne confirmed today. As part of his Emergency Budget, Osborne said that subsidies for developers first proposed by the previous Labour government in April will not come into force. He described the suggestion as ‘poorly …
Read More »Pure Football gets low price
Five-a-side footie game Pure Football has been given a lower RRP than usual – with a 29.99 price set by Ubisoft. The title, which went on sale last Friday, is one third cheaper than most PS3 and Xbox 360 games which usually have an RRP of 44.99 or 49.99. It’s …
Read More »Red Dead $100m budget claim unfounded
Daily Mail says it reported the figure from conjecture
Read More »Tax breaks for UK games devs at last
The last Budget of the current Government will provide tax help for the UK games industry, Chancellor Alistair Darling has said. Speaking at today’s Budget report, the UK Chancellor told the House of Commons that the UK game industry needs support. He spoke of a tax credit system similar to …
Read More »â??Developers still naively estimate game costsâ??
Rareâ??s Mark Betteridge calls for more careful planning before a project moves forward
Read More »Publishers tighten grip on dev budgets
Noticeable fall in development budgets due to wounded publishers and cheaper options
Read More »â??Publishers frown on risk more than everâ??
As multiple anonymous sources indicate that dev budgets are down, one suggests why
Read More »The most expensive game ever made is
The reliability of the numbers can certainly be called into question, but a new report from Digital Battle claims to have identified the ten most expensive video games of all time – and it’s Grand Theft Auto IV that tops the pile. With a rumoured budget of $100m, Rockstar’s game …
Read More »Revealed: Audio gets â??around 10%â?? budget share
Though one unnamed game allocated â??as low as 2%â? budget share
Read More »JAPAN: Wii budget range announced
From February 25th Japanese consumers will be able to get their hands on a brand new range of budget Wii software, Nintendo of Japan has confirmed. Kotaku reports that the Minna no Osusume Collection – or the Everyone’s Recommendation Collection – will retail for YEN 2,800 (19). Each title will …
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