We've had our various discussions on Sumea about Government support for the local games industry, and whether aid will realisticlly help the industry be competitive on the world stage. Governments in other countries like Canada and France, however, have recognized and embraced their games industry and have supported it in many ways over the years. The latest news from France is the very generous tax break planned for game developers...
Parliament has approved a measure that will offer tax credits to producers of video games "with a cultural dimension" to finance 20 percent of a company's production costs to a maximum of ?3 million ($5 million) a year, the ministry said in a statement.
More details over at AustralianIT.