TIGA is asking for better Expenditure Credits in the UK, Daedalic launches a new DLC for Star Trek, and we got strong sales numbers from several titles today.
Tax credits are a discussion everywhere, dear readers,
even in countries that already have them. Germany, for example, has none for the games industry but the sector desperately asks for it. In the UK, a standard Expenditure Credit of 34% is available. But that's not enough, argues TIGA, one of the two games associations in the kingdom. The association argues for a raise to 39%, in addition to extra credits equalling 53% of expenditures, gradually tampered down over time per company. It also asks, and that is much less flashy than the numbers but equally important, for credit qualification for post-launch content such as DLC, which is currently not given in the UK.
The island is undoubtely a strong video game production market already – even without statistical outliers like GTA VI – but strong tax credits are always a good case for the respective industries. Let's see how the government responds to the call.
Here are the news of the day!
Your Pascal Wagner
TIGA, the trade association representing the UK's video games industry, has urged the government to enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) scheme as a means of stimulating economic growth.
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by Marcel Kleffmann
German indie developer tobspr Games has announced puzzlez - a shapez game, a standalone puzzle game based on the shapez series. It is intended to mark the start of a new series.
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by Marcel Kleffmann
Two games released last week have already sold over one million copies: Onimusha: Way of the Sword and The Blood of Dawnwalker.
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by Marcel Kleffmann
Paris Game Biz has compiled a Publishers' Guidelines document that goes out to applicants and attendees of the event. In it, needs of attending publishers such as sought-after genres are relayed. GamesMarket has provided a supporting French market portrait in it as well.
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Team GamesMarket
In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarket is republishing these inspirations.
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Daedalic Entertainment and gameXcite have announced the next steps for Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. The free 'Q Trials' game mode and the 'Equinox' DLC are set to launch in early October.
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The GDC State of the Industry Survey by Informa moves from January to November releases, meaning it is open for answers now for the second time in 2026.
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MiTale from Finland has announced that it will start into publishing. The indie studio from Turku not only covers digital games, but also board games, graphic novels and books. Submissions will start early next year.
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After a movie adaption in 2025 and global success, Japanese indie hit The Exit 8 by Kotake Create and Playism has reached three million sold units.
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Marcel Kleffmann
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