22 Mar

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, game creator extraordinaire Warren Spector let slip the existence of a sequel to his Wii-exclusive paint platformer Epic Mickey. Coming from the same team at Junction Point Studio, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be a co-operative musical adventure where players can take control of […]

22 Mar

Yesterday, representatives for the UK government announced plans to bring tax relief programs to its indigenous video game development industry. The government has stated that it wants to make Great Britain “Europe’s technology centre”. The move comes around two years after the last concentrated effort to add tax incentives to game development, when the Labor […]

22 Mar

So soon after Rep. Fourkiller’s (unsuccessful) call for a video game surtax in Oklahoma, video games once again find themselves in the legislative spotlight, this time in the U.S. House of Representatives. House Resolution 4204 (or the Violence in Video Game Labeling Act), a joint venture between Reps. Frank Wolf (R-Virginia) and Joe Baca (D-California), […]