Andrzej Marczewski

Well, lets start by saying that I run YARS. Gaming has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember! I felt there were just too few games review sites out there, so created YARS to fill that sorry looking gap....

Ukie broadly happy with first look at proposed games tax relief scheme

Trade body will be making full response to government consultation and calls for industry input 11 December 2012 – London, United Kingdom – The UK Games and interactive entertainment trade body has today said that it is broadly happy with draft legislation published today that outlines how the new game industry tax relief system will …

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Small Budget Games to Benefit From Games Tax Relief

TIGA, the trade association representing the games industry, welcomed the news that there would be no minimum spend threshold in order to benefit from Games Tax Relief. This will mean that small budget games, provided that they pass the cultural test, will be supported by Games Tax Relief. The ‘games as a service’ business model …

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FINAL FANTASY & LARA CROFT HEAD UP THE SQUARE ENIX MOBILE WINTER SALE (IOS, MOB)

Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announced that it will be bringing holiday cheer to mobile devices with a range of discounts and upcoming releases hitting app stores throughout the winter period. Ranging from original and classic JRPG’s and music-based rhythm games to …

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The Pokemon Company International announced today that the official Pokedex

The Pokemon Company International announced today that the official Pokedex application, an illustrated encyclopedia of more than 640 Pokemon characters, has arrived for the iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, and iPod touch[1], providing fans in North America and Europe[2] with a new and extremely helpful way to access comprehensive data about their favourite Pokemon. Fans can …

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Total War�: ROME II – first playable faction revealed

The new Total War™ Wiki now offers gamers a glimpse of the historical factions that will be playable in Total War™: ROME II. The first faction to be revealed is Rome itself, and will be followed by all others in the coming weeks and months.    Featuring maps showing each faction’s starting position, plus information …

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TIGA Comments on tax relief in Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, said today that the commitment to introduce a 25 per cent tax relief for video games development, animation and high end television production would provide a powerful boost to the creative industries. TIGA also hailed the decision to provide match funding for training and development for …

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UKIE Comments on tax relief in Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

Announcement of games industry skills fund also seen as a timely and favourable step to foster continued industry growth 5 December 2012 – London, United Kingdom – The UK Games and interactive entertainment trade body today welcomes the Autumn Statement as positive step for the games industry. Although the full draft legislation for the new …

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Even Far Cry 3 (A great FPS) can’t topple the nations fever for Black Ops 2

Far Cry 3 makes a valiant effort to take the top spot from the all powerful Black Ops 2, but sadly just hasn’t quite got the power. The WiiU launch sees a couple of games in the charts for Nintendo, nice to see. Other than that, business as usual! LW TW TITLE AGE RATING PUBLISHER …

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The Walking Dead Video Game (The Other One) Gets New Voice Talent

As things are ramping up on the third season of AMC’s Emmy® Award-winning drama “The Walking Dead”, Activision is proud to announce that series stars Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker will reprise their respective roles as fan-favourites Daryl and Merle Dixon in Activision’s upcoming The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. Their addition is central to developer …

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London Games Festival art exhibition raises over �21,000 for charity so far as auction enters final stages

Monday, 3rd December 2012: The final batch of exhibits from the London Games Festival art exhibition have just been made available for auction – as organiser Ukie reveals that with a week still to go, over �21,000 has been raised for charity SpecialEffect. The final batch of exhibits are now up for auction at www.TinyURL.com/c8okfsz or through  www.londongamesart.com and …

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NI no KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH demo available this week on the PlayStation®Network (PSN)

NAMCO BANDAI Games and LEVEL-5 today announce that the demo of the highly anticipated JRPG Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch™ will be available on the Sony PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on December 4th in North America and on December 5th in Europe. You will be able to play through …

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition ships to retailers today (WIIU)

London, UK – 30th November, 2012 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced that Batman: Arkham City™ Armoured Edition for the Wii U™ system from Nintendo will begin shipping to retailers today. Developed for Wii U by WB Games Montr�al, the game builds upon the critically acclaimed, award-winning action game of 2011 created …

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