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"More than three-quarters of Britain’s video game developers plan to apply for tax incentives that the government intends to launch next spring, but some have expressed concerned about a condition that allows only games with British cultural content to be eligible, the Financial Times reported. The tax benefits are part of a broader incentives package planned for the creative industries in the U.K., including offers for high-end TV productions in the vein of Downton Abbey. Games industry representatives worry that big games franchises, such as Grand Theft Auto, could be excluded from the incentives. The series, one of the most successful games franchises from the U.K., could fail the cultural test because of its fictional U.S. setting, the FT said" (The Hollywood Reporter, full text here).