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UK tax relief for creative industries will go in full effect starting April 2013, with video games at the forefront, according to UK chancellor George Osborne. £15 million are set aside for tax breaks over the next year, along with £35 million the year after that. Generous Tax Reliefs for … [Read more...] about UK Game Industry Tax Relief Becomes “Most Generous In The World”

Forget about Hearthfire and Dawnguard, Skyrim's Dragonborn DLC is all the expansion you'll ever need if you're a PS3 owner. Dragonborn will be hitting the PS3 before either of the previous DLC packs despite being the most recent, according to the official Bethesda blog. Why the reversal? … [Read more...] about Skyrim Dragonborn DLC Landing On PC & PS3 Early 2013

With Obsidian's Project Eternity Kickstarter triumphantly overfunded to the tune of $3.98 million, classic western RPG enthusiasts could already consider themselves well and truly vindicated. But according to inXile's Colin McComb, a successor to Planescape Torment, the original narrative-driven … [Read more...] about New Planescape Torment Happening With Chris Avellone’s Approval

With Blizzard's once mighty MMO now shedding subscribers at an accelerated rate, there's never been a better impetus for further extension of the brand. Legendary Entertainment and Blizzard seem to agree, as they will be forging forward with the ailing World of Warcraft movie despite the loss of … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft Movie Still Going With New Writer On Board

It looks like Zynga's chickens are not yet done coming home to roost. Facing loss of preferential treatment from Facebook, a drop in the number of new releases, and a significant recent drop in share price, the social game giant is now being sued by EA, which alleges Zynga's newest release, The … [Read more...] about EA Sues Zynga Over “The Ville” Similarities To SimCity Social

EA's ailing racing series seems to have stolen the heart of Dreamworks, as production of the Need for Speed film is being pushed through for a 2014 deadline. EA's previous collaboration with Dreamworks chairman Steven Spielberg on cancelled sci-fi video game epic LMNO and successful puzzler Boom … [Read more...] about Need For Speed Movie Coming In 2014

Despite pleas from fans clamouring for a remake seeming to fall on deaf ears, Square Enix is apparently keeping hope alive with a PC re-release. The new SKU features cloud saves, achievements, and built-in cheats, according to a leaked Square Enix page. Square Enix wants you to "show off your … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy VII Getting PC Re-Release

Blizzard will be limiting accounts of players who have bought Diablo 3 through its online store to Starter Editions. Beta players will be familiar with the limited functionality offered by this version, including: Only Act I up to the Skeleton King available Level 13 cap Matchmaking available … [Read more...] about Diablo 3 Patch 1.0.3 Limits New Players To Starter Edition For 72 Hours

Most of you are probably already succumbing to flashbacks of the great PSN outage of '11. However, Sony wants you to rest assured that it's investigating the issue and will have the PSN store back up as quickly as possible. Oh, and it's almost certainly not down due to a coordinated hacker attack. … [Read more...] about Sony’s PlayStation Network Down, Cause Unknown

This probably comes as no surprise, since Microsoft's been the 800-pound gorilla of tech for so long that it was probably poised to buy half the tech companies you've ever heard of while already owning the other half, but OnLive was apparently on Microsoft's radar around 2010. Microsoft's … [Read more...] about Microsoft Was All Set To Buy OnLive, Xbox 720 Leak Reveals

While games like Manhunt 2 and Call of Duty Modern Warfare have made their way onto the Wii, the presence of grittier fare on its platforms is far from a fact of life for Nintendo. First-party development has always set the tone for the house of Mario, but if it hopes to attract enough third parties … [Read more...] about GTA Publisher Not Convinced About Wii U Core Game Cred

Starcraft die-hards counting the days until the next third of that game they bought two years ago is out will be happy to hear that the game is "99 per cent done, but that last one per cent is a bitch," at least according to lead designer Dustin Browder. Heart of the Swarm is currently undergoing … [Read more...] about Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm 99% There