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Wells Fargo Securities and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation allegedly didn’t tell lenders of the risks of backing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning developer ahead of collapse in 2012

Tranzfuser initiative aims to provide games graduates with up to £30,000 to form a team and bring a title to market

The Crown Prosecution Service has published a new set of guidelines designed to broaden the scope with which online bullies can be prosecuted. Among the new crimes is the setting up of fake profiles in another person’s name. There is also clarification on actions such as revenge porn and intimidation, …

The government has said it would consider taking action against the providers of adblockers in an attempt to protect the press. The Guardian reports that culture secretary John Whittingdale has said that the technology poses very real threat to the global media, and that he intends to organise a roundtable …

Apple boss Tim Cook has received the backing of Google CEO Sundar Pichai in his security row with the US government. Cook earlier this week said he would not abide by FBI orders to create what he sees as a security backdoor to iOS that allow authorities to access a …

The first full year of tax relief for games makers has seen more than 200 approved titles, with almost half passing final certification. The BFI hasannouncedthat 237 games were approved for Video Games Tax Relief in 2015, which marked the first full year of the legislation since passing in April …

Initiative launched in October 2015 provides new studios with grants of up to £50,000

Games trade body UKIE has laid out a list of Government recommendations that would boost the industry by 1bn by 2020. The report – ‘a blueprint for growth’ – was unveiled at a high-level Parliament event on Tuesday this week. Independently created by Olsberg SPI on behalf of UKIE, the …

Blueprint report launches at Parliament event in London, recommending more funding support and ‘games-as-culture’ promotion

Studios able to apply for grants of up to £25,000, with plans for fund to run up to 2019