25/05/08 Mail on Sunday - Games pioneers in call for tax breaks

Britain's video games industry is demanding tax breaks from the Government to help it compete with foreign rivals. Leading trade bodies representing games publishers and developers are to launch a lobbying campaign - dubbed Games Up? - to call for the tax breaks and for better further education in the key skills of maths, physics and computer science.

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AI FactorySpecialist Schools and Academies TrustCanterbury College
G E S Herbert Ltd (consultant)Simple LifeformsCornwall College
Bournemouth UniversityBlitz Games StudiosDods
VooFoo Studios LtdUbisoft3rd Dimension Creations LTD
Firebrand GamesRichard Jacques StudiosStrawdog Studios
Elysium Gaming LtdIdealpeopleSwordfish Studios
Floating Point StudiosBrain in a JarEndrant Studios Ltd
NaturalMotionRockstarExient Ltd
4J StudiosAardvark SwiftUniversity of Hertfordshire
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