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Martin Hollis, Charles Cecil, Jon Hare and more ponder the closure of stalwart UK studio

Those playing Grand Theft Auto V on Xbox 360 should not install both of the discs that come in the box. That’s according to Rockstar’s Twitter feed, which says that "for optimal performance, we recommend not installing” the second disc found in the box. Buyers of the 360 SKU will …

Gamers on the continent have faced paying up to 42 per cent more for their copies of Grand Theft Auto V than those buying it in the UK. That’s according to Idealo, which found that pre-order prices for the game across Europe suggest UK gamers have actually got it pretty …

A Grand Theft Auto V app has just hit iOS courtesy of Rockstar. It’s called iFruit – you may well recognise that from the mock-Apple branding that appears in-game and has featured on some of the pre-release promotional material. Once downloaded the app offers two separate components. The first is …

Chief financial officer Jay Rasulo has said Disney is extremely happy” with the early commercial performance of Disney Infinity. Polygon reports that the exec told an audience at the 2013 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference that hopes are incredibly high heading in to Christmas. "I don’t want to be definitive …

One thing you can never accuse the Saints Row series of is taking itself too seriously. Developer Volition is probably all too aware that the game’s ongoing charts success is unlikely to continue beyond midnight tonight so has seen fit to prepare a cheeky bit of DLC for its wildly …

It’s not just the big chains planning events around GTA V, with indie retailers telling MCV they are running midnight openings of their own. Small stores say they’ve been delighted by the support they’ve had from Rockstar and Take-Two. We’ve supported the GTA series since the original and it’s great …

Blockbuster FIFA 13 has smashed the record for the longest consecutive stay in the Chart-Track Top Ten on current-gen systems. The football title fell out of the Top Ten last week for the first time since it launched last September, which means it enjoyed an incredible 48 weeks at the …

3D Realms’s lawsuit against Duke Nukem Forever co-developer Gearbox ended today when the company voluntarily withdrew its complaint. The legal rowbegan in Junewhen 3D Realms claimed that Gearbox owed some $2 million in unpaid royalties as part of the 2010 agreement that gave the studio license for the Duke Nukem …

Kung Fu Superstar maker says impact is crucial for crowdfunding projects