Romanian gang behind high-tech computer games theft jailed ahead of deportation proceedings
An organised gang of shoplifters used sophisticated electronic devices to steal computer games worth hundreds of pounds from Tesco stores in Dundee, the sheriff court has heard. (...)
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New report strengthens case for tax relief for video games firms
Tax breaks for video games firms lead to new jobs and increased profitability, a major new study has found. (...)
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Dare ProtoPlay festival helps rest of the gaming world switch on to Dundee
This weekend Dundee is hosting Dare ProtoPlay, Scotland's biggest computer games festival. There are fun and games for all ages at the Caird Hall as well as an important insight into a switched-on city which has long been a hub of digital design technology. Jennifer Cosgrove found out more. (...)
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TIGA report says tax breaks abroad are helping firms 'entice' UK video games developers
Dundee's computer games industry will be damaged by a brain drain as staff leave the UK to work abroad, it has been warned. (...)
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Government urged to help UK firms compete for share of growing video games market
Dundee will lose its share of the global video games market — expected to grow to more than £46 billion this year — unless tax breaks for games firms are introduced, it has been warned. (...)
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Abertay University teams up with BAFTA to foster next generation of video game makers
Abertay University has joined forces with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to find the next generation of video games masterminds. (...)
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Games firm Outplay Entertainment's new HQ in Dundee
New Dundee games firm Outplay Entertainment has opened its new offices in the city. (...)
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Maciej has a go at creating the next Angry Birds
Can pigs fly? An orphaned pig called Roger: The Flying Pig certainly wants to in a new mobile phone game by a student at Abertay University. (...)
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Abertay University to showcase next generation of digital talent
The biggest Digital Graduate Show in the history of Abertay University opens to the public at 2pm on Friday. (...)
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'We ran out of time' — Dundee video games company Cohort Studios to close with loss of 25 jobs
The changing video games industry has claimed another Dundee victim with the news that Cohort Studios is to close, with the loss of 25 jobs. (...)
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McManus hosting The Full Spectrum: A History of Dundee's Gaming Industry
One of Dundee's most historic buildings is to host one of Scotland's most modern industries on Saturday. (...)
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New US owner of Realtime Worlds' All Points Bulletin given £125,000 grant to set up Edinburgh studio
The new owner of a computer game that destroyed Dundee company Realtime Worlds, with the loss of 250 jobs, has been given a £125,000 grant to create jobs in Edinburgh. (...)
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Outplay Entertainment hopes to set up in Dundee within weeks
The video games company preparing to create 150 jobs in Dundee hopes to be operational within four weeks. (...)
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MPs' video games report adds new urgency to calls for support
Dundee's video game industry could be lost to foreign markets if assistance to the industry is not forthcoming from the government. (...)
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Minister Ed Vaizey provides a ray of hope for games industry
The government has given some hope to Dundee's computer games developers after a leading minister failed to rule out offering tax relief to the industry. (...)
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NESTA report praises Abertay University's approach to training video games developers
A ground-breaking computer games competition run by Abertay University in Dundee should be used as a template for training the UK's next generation of video games developers, a major new report has claimed. (...)
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Abertay University equipping students for the business of video games
Abertay University in Dundee is at the forefront of computer games design and the institution prides itself in providing students with vocational training to enable them to enter the world of work on completing their studies. Jennifer Cosgrove takes a look at the impressive results of one of its most sucessful courses. (...)
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Computer games jobs at risk without tax relief — Stewart Hosie
Nearly a quarter of all jobs in Dundee's computer games sector could be lost if the government refuses to introduce tax breaks for the industry, it has been warned. (...)
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Race is on to design Commonwealth Games' video game
The first competitive action of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will take places online, thanks to a Dundee computer games company. (...)
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Search is on for those who Dare to be Digital
The hunt is under way to find the next big names in the computer games industry. (...)
