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Canada has become a haven for European game developers who are looking for a tax reprieve.  The tax incentives being offered to game developers in Canada have ensured that the country gets a bigger chunk of the burgeoning videogame business while countries like Britain and France watch the exodus of… Continue Reading »

Video game retailers aren’t too happy with the proposed New Mexico tax law that will levy a 1% surcharge on the sale of video games and TV sets in the state. They have shared their displeasure with Sierra Club, the social organization that has purported the law. According to Sierra… Continue Reading »

New Mexico Democrat Gail Chasey is getting set to draw the ire of some of her consumer constituents, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) report. The lawmaker announced impending legislation last last week (January 25, 2007) that would levy a one percent tax on video games and televisions sold in… Continue Reading »

An increasing number of legislators seem to be gunning after video games - especially when they are short on political agendas - and Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach is among them. However, Erpenbach has no issues with the sale of violent games to children or the alleged perverting effect of… Continue Reading »