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Lousiana Attempting to Attract Game Industry

Posted by Zonk on from the head-south-for-creole-and-game-development dept.

Academomancer writes "Yahoo reports that Louisiana is trying to lure the game industry with tax incentives and a marketing campaign. From the article: Mark Smith, entertainment director for the state economic development department, said he aims to integrate video gaming into the state's entertainment industry, bringing together music, film and digital production.

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  1. Hi. I'm Troy McClure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hi. I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from voiceovers in such Louisiana videogames as "Super Mardi Gras Brothers: Show Me Your Joystick" and "David Duke Nukem III".

  2. Lousiana? by spitzak · · Score: 1, Funny

    I heard it is pretty lousy in "Lousiana".

  3. The super secret plan for an Uber Game: by Smilin · · Score: 2, Funny

    All they need to do is get two game developers to go to Louisianna. Then they breed them to create two better developers. Then they breed those two and so on.

    Soon you'll have Super Game Developers and they will be unstoppable!

  4. Re:Niiiiice try... by Flyboy+Connor · · Score: 2, Funny
    Louisiana, in economic terms, has four major assets: farming (rice, sugar cane, etc...), proximity to oil (in Gulf of Mexico), tourism (in New Orleans), and the Mississippi River (shipping).

    That's a good place to build a city! It can produce a tank every other turn! Just make sure it has City Walls, and the Mongols and the Babylonians won't stand a chance!