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Owners of older Xbox 360 consoles manufactured between 2006-2008 are complaining of freezing problems with Grand Theft Auto V. Kotaku reports that the game is reportedly locking up soon after the first mission for many users, and that attempts to reinstall the game or shift the installation are not alleviating …

Grand Theft Auto V has sold just over 2.25m games in the UK in just five days. Chart-Track revealed the game beat Call of Duty: Black Ops by 250,000 units. The shooter sold 2m copies in five days back in 2010. GTA V already broke day one records, selling 1.57m …

Key advice on how to be a success in the game industry from the Develop 100

The latest official Doctor Who Consumer Panel contains a few questions about a proposed Puzzle & Dragons style smartphone game. "For the first time ever fans of Doctor Who will be able to interact with fifty years of beloved adventures, allies and enemies,” the proposal reads. Travel backwards through the …

Company's first major mobile success hits milestone in one week after launch

A catastrophic loss of nearly $1bn has forced Blackberry – formerly RIM – to announce the axing of 4,500 jobs. The poor performance of its Z10 smartphone is one of the biggest factors in the numbers, which have seen it predict quarterly losses of $995m. Around 40 per cent of …

Smartphone maker slashes workforce and pulls out of mass consumer market

In the least surprising news of the day, Grand Theft Auto V is No.1. But perhaps what IS surprising, is the incredible margin of its success. GTA V has smashed the five day sales record for any video game ever, says Chart-Track. Its sales are 2.4 times ahead of GTA …

Female gamers still a minority on console, but the gap is closing

Western interest in the recently-revealed Playstation Vita TV has exceeded Sony’s expectations, according to senior vice president Masayasu Ito. Speaking with Eurogamer, Ito explained that feedback since the hardware’s announcement earlier this month has been strong” and more than expected.” "Of course, we are thinking about launching it in the …