Game developers flee UK for Canada, tax breaks

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Game developers ask for tax breaks to keep their business in the UK, but the government is busy fighting Canada as talent and money flee the country.Read More... Submitted by: vexx | Visited 5 times | Comments 0

♦ Long-awaited game 'Spore' shows first signs of life online

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The video game Spore begins its life cycle Tuesday. For its first baby step, the game's Spore Creature Creator goes live at www.spore.com. The program, for Windows and Macintosh PCs, lets players design creatures using the game's editing tools. Those creations will populate the world — actually, the galaxies — of Spore when the full game launches Sept. 7. Submitted by: BP77 - Visited 60 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Dragon Quest IV confirmed, dated for North America

1 vote	An English teaser site has popped up for the upcoming Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest IV, confirming that the game is indeed coming to North America. There's not much to the site at the moment, but it does give a previously unannounced release date for the game, which should be making its way to the US on September 16, 2008. Submitted by: hwould - Visited 51 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ More Seoul for Unreal Engine 3

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T-Entertainment's UE3 project is codenamed L2, and is the second Seoul-originating MMORPG announced this year that will be using the widely-used game engine. T-Entertainment's past games include the MMORPGs Laghaim and Last Chaos. L2 will take elements from MMOs and real-time strategy games. L2 is slated for worldwide release on PC in 2010. In March, another Seoul, South Korea-based game maker... Submitted by: JeddahBikers - Visited 16 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Jamie Foxx and stylist settle lawsuit over fees

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamie Foxx needs no help getting dressed for trial — the actor has apparently reached a settlement with a former stylist who sued him. Documents filed Wednesday in Los Angeles show that attorneys for stylist Stacy Young and Foxx have reached an undisclosed agreement. Young helped Foxx primp for the 2006 BET Awards and a press junket for the film Miami Vice. Submitted by: tony84 - Visited 54 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ VW TDI Jettas eligible for $1,300 tax credit

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Volkswagen of America has announced that its new Jetta TDI sedan and sport wagon are both eligible for a $1,300 tax credit. Although most vehicle tax credits are reserved for hybrid vehicles, the IRS approved the TDI Jettas for the Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle income tax credit. The TDI Jettas are EPA rated at 29/40 mpg city/highway... Submitted by: simnorwebdesign - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Penny Arcade and Ars bring you the contest of Rain-Slick awesome

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As you know, Penny Arcade's first game, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One has been released today. We're excited about the game; we have yet to see Penny Arcade screw anything up, and having spent time with the title at PAX last year, we feel comfortable saying that the game is going to be at least as funny as the comic. For haters saying the comic isn't funny... Submitted by: autodrawings - Visited 46 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Government wireless airwaves auction underway

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Canada's three big providers — Rogers Communications Inc., Bell Canada Inc. and Telus Corp., — will all be competing in the auction of wireless spectrum. But under rules set by Industry Canada, 40 per cent of the airwaves up for grabs will be set aside for new entrants, opening the door for new regional and possibly national competitors for customers in the wireless industry. Submitted by: truongster - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ French devs to finally receive tax credits

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Last December, the European Union agreed to allow game developers in France to receive tax breaks. Prime Minister Francois Fillon has announced that the plan will finally be put into effect over the next few days. France is currently one of the larger hotbeds of game development in the world, and is home to some of the biggest developers/publishers with Vivendi Games and Ubisoft. Submitted by: Sir Rusty - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ MobileMe is live (mostly), with bonus Apple TV support (Updated)

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As expected, the transition from.Mac to MobileMe began last night. A software update for MobileMe is available for some that will add OS integration for the MobileMe services, including an updated preference pane for setting sync preferences, iDisk access, and more. The description for the update simply reads, "The Mac OS X Update For MobileMe is recommended for users running Mac OS X Leopard 10. Submitted by: karl turnbull - Visited 57 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Gary Oldman: Dark Knight game IS in development

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Last week, we asked where the game tie-in for The Dark Knight was, given that that the only game coming out was for mobile phones. Speculation and rumors about the game's development were in no short supply, but the silence was deafening when one tried to confirm any of them. Now, though, Gary Oldman has let it slip that a game is actually in development, although not much else has been revealed. Submitted by: techboss - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ IRS: There's still time to claim tax rebate

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Friday sent out the last of the economic stimulus checks for people who filed tax returns before April 15. But the Internal Revenue Service stressed that it's not too late for those who haven't yet filed returns to benefit from the payments. The tax agency said it will continue processing tax returns and issuing stimulus checks for much of the year. Submitted by: Gavilles - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Game-friendly bill in NC loses friendliness

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It's a well-established fact that game developers will settle in areas that offer them tax breaksor other financial incentivesbut not everyone outside of the industry seems to understand that concept. Over in North Carolina, a recent bill that would have supported the state's emerging game industry has found itself vivisected of the parts that made it appealing for developers. Bill 2509... Submitted by: nicheestates - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EA debuts new family, sports games for Wii, PlayStation

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With only a couple weeks to go before the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit, video game publisher Electronic Arts is giving the press a sneak peek at its new video game lineup, including products resulting from its partnership with Hasbro. Mr. Potato Head hosts EA's game Hasbro Family Night. In the forefront is the Hasbro Family Game Night video game for the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 2... Submitted by: MCJim - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Call for mandatory knife sentence

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A petition calling for mandatory jail sentences for those caught carrying a knife will be handed to a Holyrood committee later. John Muir's son Damian was murdered in Greenock last July. Mr Muir is now backing calls for a change to the law. Labour MSP for Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has lodged a motion calling for the implementation of a "Damian's law". Submitted by: Dr.Sell - Visited 26 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Lakes across Canada face being turned into mine dump sites

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Bush pilot Doug Beaumont and environmentalist Jim Bourquin fish on Kluela Lake, downstream from the planned dump site for the Red Chris gold and copper mining project in northwestern B.C. (Terry Milewski/CBC)CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes are slated to be officially but quietly "reclassified" as toxic dump sites for mines. The lakes include prime wilderness fishing lakes from B.C. Submitted by: myp - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Biocon Q1 net slips to Rs 30.01 cr

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Total income, however, increased 2.53 per cent to Rs 237.46 crore for Q1 FY09 from Rs 231.59 crore for the same quarter last year. The Group's net profit declined to Rs 15.02 crore for the quarter ended June 2008 as compared to Rs 53.00 crore for the same quarter last year. Total income increased 1.58 per cent to Rs 276.53 crore for Q1 FY09 from Rs 272.21 crore for the same quarter last year. Submitted by: dannywwww - Visited 18 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Environmentalists slam Sting for using a private jet

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Washington (ANI): British singer Sting has come under fire from environmental groups for chartering a jet for his own private use. The singer, a longtime campaigner for green issues, has now been accused of failing to do his bit for the environment by flying between Germany and London over the weekend. A spokesman for Leipzig airport, where he disembarked... Submitted by: mvmnt - Visited 24 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 'Forbes': Vince Vaughn is best value for the money

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Vince Vaughn has starred in films such as The Break-up, Wedding Crashers and Dodgeball. NEW YORK (AP) Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine. Vaughn raked in $14.73 of gross income for studios for every dollar he was paid for The Break-up, Wedding Crashers and Dodgeball, the magazine calculated for its special entertainment issue, now on newsstands. Submitted by: Asif2BD - Visited 17 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Review: Imangi for iPhone is addicting for word game buffs

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Some will compare the game play of Imangi to generic crossword or word search puzzles, or maybe games like Scrabble or Boggle. For me, it is the millennial version of the classic sliding puzzle toy my parents would give me as a child for long car rides because Ritalin hadn't been invented yet. The 15 Puzzle, as it was originally called, possessed a power to draw one into its square frame... Submitted by: farhajr - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment