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Just two hours after parts of the internet went into meltdown amid claims of a colossal, time-consuming mandatory installation for next week’s racer Gran Turismo 5, Sony has already extinguished the fire. At lunchtime today reports emerged claiming that the game would require a compulsory installation of 6.4GB. More so, …

US outfit Seven45 says cuts are â??cyclicalâ??; one source claims 30 staff gone

Non-EU worker restrictions â??will limit studio staff optionsâ??

Italian conference's organisers detail expanded sessions list

Israeli developer SpikySnail Games solidify their 'explosive' inaugural title

And now for something completely different – casual games studio Zattikka has acquired the licence to produce Monty Python titles. The first game will arrive on Facebook before other Monty Python titles on mobile devices and websites. A statement from Zattikka promised the game will be a homage to all …

The studio behind one of the PSP’s biggest recent releases has claimed that Sony’s portable machine was destined to fail from the very start. It was the first portable that Sony released – it’s a trial by fire,” Ru Weerasuriya, the co-founder of God of War: Ghost of Sparta developer …

Despite the poor performance from Tony Hawk’s Shred so far at retail, the key Christmas period could yet bring success to the title, Activision has claimed. Yesterday MCV reported that the game sold just 3,000 units in its first week on sale in the US, a number that represents a …

FIFA Superstars today went live on Chelsea Football Club’s official website, and Playfish has similar tie-ins lined up with at least eight other Premier League teams. The game was launched just before the World Cup and currently has 700,000 daily average users. Playfish is hoping to grow the audience "significantly" …

Last week, two of the biggest products of the year launched within 24 hours – and games retail certainly rose to the occasion. The High Street is accustomed to handling midnight openings and star-studded launch parties, but the timing of Black Ops’ and Kinect’s UK debuts triggered the busiest week in …