European Commission Issues New Free To Play Guidelines

If the headline didn’t grab you, dealing as it does with filthy money, horrid free-to-play games and the words ‘European Commission’, then the actual content of the new ruling will. Following numerous complaints regarding the …

Gamescom – Free Match Making Service Offered To EU Companies

The lovely people at Creative Europe have just notified us of a new match making service for companies attending Gamescom in August. The service offers professionals a unique and efficient way to speed up business …

Develop Names 100 Hot European Start-Ups

Develop magazine has produced a list of the 100 most exciting start-up companies in the European video games industry. Five Scottish companies make the list: Guerilla Tea, Quartic Llama, Space Budgie, Stormcloud and Swallowtail Games …

EU To Investigate Tax Relief For Games Sector

The European Commission is to open an investigation into the UK’s plans to provide tax relief to the video games industry.  In a press release issued on Tuesday, the European commission outlined why it believes …

European Consortium Awarded 2.8M€ Grant For Research Into Low Energy Graphics Processing

A consortium of four technology companies – including Codeplay in Edinburgh – and two universities, has been awarded a grant of 2.9 million Euros, from the EU.  The money will be used for research into …

TIGA – Bigger, Better, Faster, More (Awards)

It’s been something of a hectic week for everyone’s favourite industry body.  TIGA has been even busier than its normal hectic pace and is spitting out good news like a happiness sprinkler filled with rainbows. …