Italy introduces tax credit for game studios
Developers will get a 25% tax credit towards their development costs, up to €1 million
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Marie Dealessandri, Academy Writer
Marie Dealessandri joined GamesIndustry.biz as its first Academy writer in October 2019. After living and working as a journalist in France and Canada, she entrenched herself in the UK games industry in 2015, working for B2B magazine MCV. She can be found occasionally tweeting @mariedeal, usually on a loop about Baldur’s Gate and the Dead Cells soundtrack.
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Jam City reportedly going public at $1.2 billion valuation
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People Can Fly's co-op shooter reached the milestone in just one month
IGDA partners with ESA to promote indies at E3 2021
"We are reimagining E3 in a variety of ways, and part of that is engaging with indie developers by offering opportunities to help highlight them," ESA's CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis said
Ubisoft has reportedly made minimal changes following abuse allegations
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Activision no longer working with Call of Duty actor after hateful sexist comments
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Madfinger Games secures €5 million investment from Nuverse
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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut finally cleared for release in Australia
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Nintendo Switch production plans "uncertain" as semiconductor crisis continues
President Furukawa also confirmed increased R&D expenses linked to the "development of the next generation of hardware"
Bandai Namco revenues reach $6.8bn in pandemic year
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UK class action lawsuit targets Apple's "anti-competitive practices"
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Entries open for Develop:Star Awards 2021
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US tech giants call for funding to solve semiconductor shortage
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Epic reportedly offered $200m to Sony for PlayStation exclusives
The firm also reportedly started discussions with Microsoft and noted that securing first-party Nintendo games would be a "moonshot"
Ubisoft announces free-to-play The Division game
The publisher also has plans to bring the series to mobile
"I felt that I had no choice," says Wolfire CEO about Valve antitrust lawsuit
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Metacore secures €150m credit line from Supercell
The funding will go towards growing the Merge Mansion developer's team and expand its operations
Lost Ember developer launches publishing label Mooneye Indies
The new indie publisher will focus on narrative and wholesome games, and will debut with camping grounds sim Haven Park
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