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European gamesindustry mad at Canada

Posted on Sunday, 30 March 2008 by L0k1-, source: vancouversun
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Tiga(lobby group of the European gamesindustry) is quite agitated that Canada keeps luring European developers and publishers with extra legal benefits. Companies like Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and Eidos all start to develop more games over there, simply because it's financially more attractive.

After several complaints, the UK Ministry of Culture, Media and Sport is opening a formal investigation in to the support the gamesindustry is receiving from the Canadian government. Tiga finds that the legal beneftis are in conflict with the principles of the World Trade Organization.

"The Canadians have driven a tank over the French Citroen and have now parked on our lawn," Paul Jackson, head of the industry organization representing British games studios, complained to the Financial Times earlier this week. "It is becoming very challenging to keep core development studios here."
Why can't the government over here figure out how financially attractive the gamesindustry is?
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Anonymous

Anonymous

We Canadians aren't stupid. We know where the money is at. Tiga is just throwing a temper tantrum. 'Drove a tank over the French Citroen'. lmao! Im sure if we actually did that, the French surely would have just surrendered.
We Canadians aren't stupid. We know where the money is at. Tiga is just throwing a temper tantrum. 'Drove a tank over the French Citroen'. lmao! Im sure if we actually did that, the French surely would have just surrendered.
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Posted on 06:16, March 31st 2008
Anonymous

Anonymous

Morons complaining about competition. Besides politicians know nothing about gaming or bussiness, they only know shift blame when something goes wrong. GO CANADA!
Morons complaining about competition. Besides politicians know nothing about gaming or bussiness, they only know shift blame when something goes wrong. GO CANADA!
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Posted on 14:04, March 31st 2008
 

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