Scott Purdie, a recent purchaser of How to Publish a Game, pointed me in the direction of this Scottish Parliament select committee. I’m considering whether to give a submission that argues that tax breaks are bad for...

Now that the UK Coalition government has nixed tax breaks for the video games industry, perhaps it is time to step back and ask what the objectives of video game tax breaks were – and whether they...

In a detailed comment in response to a GamaSutra with David Braben about the UK government’s U-turn on tax break for video games, Simple Life Forms’ creative guru Tadhg Kelly weighed in with some strong comments. I...

The issue of tax breaks for the games industry is a live one. Attractive tax breaks offered by Canada, France and many US states are drawing global publishers to build studios and recruit talent based on tax...

Two recent stories have demonstrated how the real-world economies of massively-multiplayer online games are thriving. TechCrunch reports that Playspan has raised $16.8 million to expand its virtual goods marketplace. The money came from existing investors including Easton...