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UK government plans tax breaks for 'culturally British' games {Joystiq}
Jun 17th 2009 8:30PM well said
Left 4 Dead 2 cover changed to appease ESRB {Joystiq}
Jun 17th 2009 8:27PM I have a cousin who was born with fingers that look very similar the leftmost two fingers.
So in a way this cover is more offensive than the previous one because at least the previous one didn't look like any living person's fingers.
UK government plans tax breaks for 'culturally British' games {Joystiq}
Jun 17th 2009 3:35PM Someone needs to make a game where you fight as the Gurkhas in Iraq and watch as the people responsible for these things cry trying to decide whether to give a tax break or not :)
UK government plans tax breaks for 'culturally British' games {Joystiq}
Jun 17th 2009 3:32PM Most WW2 games seem culturally more American than British, even the ones that feature Britain as a playable side, since they are so stereotyped towards American expectations of what a typical British person should be like.
Imo the British in Company of Heroes are a good example of Brits done well in a WW2 game.
Although I guess this just shows the inherent problem with drawing a line on what is 'culturally british'.
UK government plans tax breaks for 'culturally British' games {Joystiq}
Jun 17th 2009 3:27PM Well if it means that we see a 'GTA V: London' in order to get 'culturally british' tax breaks then it'll have been worth it for sure...
Empire Total War might be an example of a game that is 'culturally British' imo, it's full of sly remarks and cultural references in the text descriptions made by the UK-based CA team. Not to mention the fact that GB as a faction has so many unique units.
It's also great in theory if you live in the UK and looking for a job... tax cuts for games devs = more games devs = more games industry jobs here :)
Although on the other hand, the 'culturally british' requirement might counteract the incentive of the tax break, and the govt will just lose money without the benefit of extra jobs.
We'll see I guess, but I think it's an interesting idea.
Researchers develop technique to unscramble light for a much sharper picture {Engadget}
May 3rd 2009 1:20PM Kaitou, have you ever heard of people caring about multiple things at once?
What you should really be cultivating is a dislike for deadbeat trolls, not the 'deadbeat photographers'.
Informal poll suggests nearly 70% of Kindle owners are over 40 {Engadget}
May 1st 2009 6:02AM I guess it's because reading predates electronic gadgets as a train/plane/car/bus entertainment if you were born long enough ago.
So the habit of reading books was already there, there just wasn't a gadget for it.
Mp3 players, handheld consoles, etc are forms of entertainment that are 'new' for older people, but has existed for a much larger proportion of the lives of younger people (Game Boy came out the year after I was born, for example).
Therefore, for younger people there was an equal playing field growing up between books and other things.
For older people, books have the advantage, because that's what those people are used to. No point changing your habits to watching films or playing DS when you're happy reading a book on the bus.
But the kindle takes aim specifically at those people: they finally have a gadget that doesn't require them to change their habits in order to enjoy it.
Obviously I'm generalising - almost everyone reads stuff while commuting, even if it's just a free paper.
Psychologically though, I think the kindle has an appeal to people for whom reading is the assumed primary form of entertainment when travelling.
Fallout 3 DLC retail package spotted {Joystiq}
Apr 26th 2009 4:07PM Hopefully this could mean that we end up with it being released on steam too, once GFW Live marketplace loses its monopoly on the DLC... which would be great since I don't want to buy anything through the GFWL marketplace.
Herd of oversized concrete computer mice seen rushing for the shore -- do they know something we don't? {Engadget}
Apr 26th 2009 9:44AM Especially since this is pretty inexplicable already.
Official: Windows 7 RC publicly available May 5th {Engadget}
Apr 24th 2009 9:20PM *cough*
