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Three weeks ago first images leaked (pictured) of what gadget blog Engadget said was definitely the ‘PlayStation Phone’. Sony – despite a momentary off-message flap saying the images were fake – has remained tight-lipped about their veracity. Until now, that is. The CEO of Sony Ericsson – Sony’s joint venture …

Sony is in talks with Channel Five to add the UK broadcasters on-demand content to PS3. According to Media Week, the two are already in discussions to add Demand Five to the PS3 dashboard. You can already view the site through the console’s web browser, but it seems the two …

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 …