Games industry tax breaks were sabotaged

One of the biggest game companies in the world exerted pressure on the UK government and British trade associations to abandon plans for UK tax breaks, PCR’s sister publication Develop has revealed.

While the majority of UK studios lobbied tirelessly to attain tax relief, one publisher counterbalanced the bid with a scandalous assertion of its own international influence and power.

Read Develop’s full article to hear inside accounts of how this publisher spoke to well-placed parliament allies to dissuade any legislative measures.