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Tax Breaks For Games Makers Are So Rich, Even Oil Companies Question Their Fairness

9:30AM September 12, 2011 | Owen Good

The New York Times this morning published an extensive look at the system of tax incentives and breaks exploited by games makers, concluding that their write-offs to research and development costs satisfy the letter, but not the spirit, of 50-year-old tax policies that by now defy common sense. More »


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Xbox Live Gamer Suspended For Living In Fort Gay

2:20AM September 9, 2010 | Mike Fahey

When banned 26-year-old Xbox Live gamer called Xbox support to explain that his town of Fort Gay, West Virginia, was a real place and not a homosexual reference, he was threatened with account cancellation. More »


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Blizzard Policing Inappropriate StarCraft II Maps Because They Can

1:20AM August 6, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Unlike the original StarCraft, Blizzard is reviewing player-made maps for StarCraft II, deleting those they deem inappropriate. When players in the forums ask why, Blizzard responds, “Because we can.” More »


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AT&T Tells Feds That Gaming Is Not “Broadband”

12:00PM September 15, 2009 | Owen Good

The games industry is unhappy that AT&T, in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, described real-time online video gaming as an “aspirational service” of broadband communications and not a core need. More »