The project was first unveiled at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in 2009, and will be CCP Games' first new title since 2003's . Exclusive to the PlayStation 3, the game will be linked with the wider Eve Online universe.

The two games were officially connected on January 10 this year, and allowed players of both titles to interact with one another.

CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson has Dust 514 as a first-person shooter/real-time strategy hybrid that will take place on the planets within Eve Online.

Dust 514 will be free to play and utilises a micro-transaction model. For formation on the game, be sure to check out .

The purpose of the tax break is to provide an incentive for developers to make games that meet certain cultural criteria. However, the European Commission questioned the need for the take breaks, as "there is no obvious market failure in this dynamic and growing sector and such games are produced even without state aid."

"The market for developing video games is dynamic and commercially promising. It is not clear whether the taxpayer should be subsidizing this activity," Commission vice president in charge of competition policy Joaqu&iĂłn Almunia said. "Such subsidies could even distort competition."

Under the proposed terms of the tax relief, the UK would introduce a 25 percent break on up to 80 percent of the budget for UK-developed games.

In addition to concerns about the need for such a tax relief, the Commission said it believes such a break could create a "subsidy race" between member states and has doubts about the merits of the proposed cultural test.

As points out, a pair of UK trade organizations voiced disappointment for the Commission's decision today to launch an investigation.

The Independent Game Developers Association CEO Dr. Richard Wilson the choice a "very disappointing hold-up which if prolonged could jeopardize much needed investment and job creation in the UK's games industry." He pointed out that "this is a delay, not a defeat," noting that the UK's film tax relief also faced scrutiny before being introduced.

CEO of The Association for U.K. Interactive Entertainment Dr. Jo Twist also voiced displeasure for the investigation. In a , she claimed the proposed tax relief is "vital" for nurturing game talent in the region and expressed optimism that the measure will be successful in time.

"We are extremely disappointed that the European Commission has decided to open an in-depth investigation into production tax credits for the UK games industry," Twist said. "We believe this support is crucial in opening up the opportunity for developers to make culturally British games, but also as a vital incentive for development studios and large multinationals to base their development in the UK and nurture the talent here. We are still confident of having the scheme introduced and are fully committed to having it in place as soon as possible."

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The event will be held at the Shanghai International Convention Center in Shanghai, China. The organizers are accepting submissions for both English and Mandarin panels and talks until May 10. Registration will open later this month on the

Last year's GDC China event featured a

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Existing paid subscribers (digital or physical) will be contacted in the next few days and provided with options for refunds or a fulfillment of their subscription with an alternative product.

"We've made the decision to shift away from print as part of a wider strategy change in our parent company UBM Tech, which is simultaneously shifting other print publications either to digital only or to website-specific content, orienting them to help support our growing community-centric events such as Game Developers Conference," the company said in a statement.

Though the magazine may be going away, its major research features, like the , will continue. This research will be conducted and published by Gamasutra editors.

It is not clear if Game Developer Magazine staffers were assigned to different positions within UBM Tech or laid off outright,, though contributor Brandon Sheffield wrote on today he is longer employed at the trade site.

When it closes this summer, the Game Developer Magazine will join the likes of as print publications to cease publication.

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