1 Dec 2022

Tech: Aussie tax breaks put heat on NZ game makers

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 1 December 2022

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin looks at how the country's video games industry has become a creative powerhouse, generating $407m in the last financial year, and is now under threat from tax breaks across the Tasman.

Why hasn't the games industry here enjoyed the same concessions the film industry enjoys? And 2022 hasn't been the best year for Big Tech. Peter looks at the five big themes that have shaped the world of tech here and abroad this year.

A gamer uses a PS4 controller as he plays at the new Ubisoft video game "Watch Dogs Legion"

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