The efficacy of tax credits for the videogame industry, has been the subject of a variety of coverage recently:

• No Go for UK Tax Breaks for Video Games Industry (includes details on why the UK government has thus far declined to introduce credit incentives for the industry)

• notwithstanding the foregoing, "Hollywood" continues lobbying efforts with the UK government - Hollywood Lobbying UK Government Over Gaming Tax Breaks

• the State of Michigan has also made moves towards eliminating its videogame tax credits - Michigan Gov. Seeks to Scale Back Game Incentives - Do Tax Credit Plans Work?

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