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The 35th Hippodice Game Design Competition has started
The 35th Hippodice Game Design Competition has started. Unpublished prototypes can be submitted until October 13, 2024. The first phase of the competition involves submitting digital game descriptions and rules via an online application form.
More information at: Hippodice Game Design Competition
Read more … The 35th Hippodice Game Design Competition has started
German withholding tax: Foreign authors despair
Foreign authors must apply to the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) for an exemption so that the German publisher is not forced to reduce the royalty payment by 15% withholding tax for licenses. In a press release, SAZ criticises the bureaucracy at the BZSt as well as the practice of many publishers and makes suggestions for simplifying the system.
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