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A new EU report has stated that tax deals struck between Apple and Ireland are illegal. The deals, inked in 1991 and 2007 between the tech firm and the country’s government, were examined as part of an investigation by the European Comission’s anti-trust authority into the wider question of unlawful …
Read More »How the EU 2015 VAT changes affect you
New VAT laws next year will have a major impact on online games businesses. Ahead of a conference on the situation, Robert Hammerl and Matthias Luther of VAT specialist KMLZ explains what the changes mean for the UK At this year’s Gamescom congress, BIU – the German Entertainment Software Association, …
Read More »Gearbox lost out on Aliens: Colonial Marines royalties
Developer claims it invested millions of dollars of its own money into controversial title
Read More »38 Studios’ bosses knew the company was financially unstable
Email records could prove that the Rhode Island developer's execs deliberately misled staff and investors
Read More »Carmack at centre of Oculus and ZeniMax legal tussle
Publisher claims VR firm is using its intellectual property for the Rift headset
Read More »China approves the sale of game consoles with new regulations
Sale of foreign game consoles approved for the market with new guidelines
Read More »King’s game cloning lawsuit against 6waves to proceed in US court
Judge rules for case not to be moved to Beijing
Read More »UK closing tax loophole on Steam game downloads
Sales though Valve's eponymous digital store will be charged at 20 per cent VAT rate next year
Read More »European Union cracking down on free-to-play
Game industry told to commit to providing solutions 'within a clear timeframe so as to ensure proper consumer protection for apps customers'
Read More »Gearbox suing 3D Realms over new Duke Nukem game
Lawsuit claims original IP owner is attempting to convince others sale 'never happened'
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