Canada's Videogame Tax Incentives Bring Square-Enix to the Yard

[frago roc]

Maybe they'll now reconsider not having pre-order bonus to Canadians, those cheap Squeenix bastards.

 

[vxicepickxv]

Tax breaks and agreeableness= why america can't have nice things.
This i'll really put Fox News in a bind: Either whine about how taxes are destroying american business, or celebrate the exodus of the gaming industry that is corrupting the youth.

Option three. They'll completely ignore it. That's probably the most likely scenario, unless they can tie Jack Thompson to it.

 

[Rayne870]

In the 60s, Canada was a destination for many American draft dodgers who chose not to participate in the Vietnam War.

While the rest of the article is really great I don't understand why this is included when the analogy to the film industry works so much better. I'm very happy that Canada is very rapidly becoming one of the top countries for video game development.

 

[Kaymish]

i think you are better off listening to the console manufacturers since i have noticed an interesting thing about D'Astrous name its quite like disastrous, D'Astrous ??

 

[brazuca]

Well you guys know what dumping is right? Tax breaks are legal 'cos the governament does that, but they can generate an international dispute, don't fool yourself that american CEOS are not getting in contact with their lawyers because they are. Canada is no threat to american games studios because the big ones are still very proftible. Oh well, that's why there is the WTO.

 

[Andy Powell]

Come to Toronto! I live here! We need more video game job opportunities.

100% agreed. I'm sick of there only being iOS jobs available here. I want more console dev opportunities in TORONTO!

 

[Javex]

What?! NO! Fuck, why can't we get someone like Bumgie or Bethesda heading up North, As long as they stay way the hell away from Halifax we'll be fine with each other.

Dude, why not Halifax? It's a great city, and an alternative to Canada's "Three cities" (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal). I bet there would be lots of would-be game developers pumped to finally have a studio come to Halifax. The east coast gets over-looked far too often.

 

[Evil mr dave]

What?! NO! Fuck, why can't we get someone like Bumgie or Bethesda heading up North, As long as they stay way the hell away from Halifax we'll be fine with each other.

Dude, why not Halifax? It's a great city, and an alternative to Canada's "Three cities" (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal). I bet there would be lots of would-be game developers pumped to finally have a studio come to Halifax. The east coast gets over-looked far too often.

I'm not a fan of Square, i don't like any of the games that they have developted and I want to be a game dev but do not want to work for Square. If anything i'd want to work for bioware, even if ea are dick and it means moving to Edmonton.

 

[Quantum Star]

Hey Square, if you're going to open a studio in Vancouver, can you hire me? Pleasepleaseplease?