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Ever wondered why there were no PC versions of Brütal Legend or Costume Quest? Developer Double Fine Productions has pointed the finger at risk-averse publishers.

Reinvigorating the most widely recognised pop culture icon in the world is no mean feat. That Disney has chosen to reintroduce Mickey Mouse to the world through videogames rather than movies or TV should feel like a welcome validation of our beloved medium, but I can't shake the suspicion that it's also the safest route to take.

Actor Billy Bob Thornton has blamed gamers for the sorry state of Hollywood's current output.

A new set of retro titles has been added to Xbox Live's Game Room.

Lynyrd Skynyrd headlines next week's Rock Band 3 DLC bill, with able support provided by Bad Company and 38 Special.

A special Christmas edition of Angry Birds is apparently winging its way to your preferred smartphone device soon.

Call of Duty: Black Ops has gone straight in at number one in Media Create's weekly Japanese sales chart.

Planning on shoving a Move controller in a loved one's stocking this Christmas? Bad news: Sony is expecting shortages after misjudging demand of its new peripheral.

Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi has told Eurogamer that he "doesn't know" if the next Gran Turismo game will release for PlayStation 3 or the next generation of console hardware.

The PSP firmware is getting an update, Sony has confirmed, in preparation for the new Qriocity music service.

New tracks are heading to Wii shape-thrower Just Dance 2, publisher Ubisoft has confirmed.

A group of PlayStation 3 users are demanding a refund from Activision for Call of Duty: Black Ops, claiming their version is "inferior" to the Xbox 360 game.

Ubisoft must be feeling festive, because on 14th December it will release a free lump of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood DLC on both PS3 and Xbox 360.

Mark Wahlberg has officially been cast as Nathan Drake in the forthcoming movie version of Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted series.

Can the PlayStation 3 beat the overwhelming sales success of PlayStation 2? Chris Deering, the founding president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, thinks it can - "maybe more".

Sony's great 3D push has kicked on today with the release of Gran Turismo 5 - the first stereoscopic 3D racing game on the market, apparently, presumably if you don't count WipEout HD, Ridge Racer 7, et al.

Two years ago I saw the Wu Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah perform at the UK music festival, All Tomorrow's Parties. There, in a sorry venue at the heart of Minehead's Butlins, carpet sticky with beer from so many bleak cabaret nights, Ghostface performed to a packed room of largely white, middle-class music buffs and scenesters.

Bundling download codes for extra content in pristine boxed copies of games is trendy - even Disney's doing it.

Front Mission Evolved now has its own wave-based co-operative multiplayer mode called Last Stand.

David Sirlin, the man who rebalanced Super Street Fighter II Turbo, has unveiled his new project.

Gran Turismo 5's refreshingly classical soundtrack will be released digitally on 6th December and physically on 13th December.

Online shooter Stargate Resistance will wave the white flag on 15th January 2011.

What is this mystery game?

Nearly two months after release, Square Enix has patched the PC version of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light to enable two-player co-op online.

Capcom has defended its decision to make characters from upcoming three-on-three brawler Marvel vs. Capcom 3 downloadable content amid increasing anger from the fighting game community.

Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 is probably the biggest, most content-rich racing game ever made for console. How the PS3 was going to handle this phenomenal amount of gameplay was always going to be an issue. Last week's revelation of a 40-minute, 6.5GB install, swiftly followed by an official statement from Sony adding context and explanation to the raw numbers, is only really the tip of the iceberg.

Activision has once again promised gamers it will never charge them for playing Call of Duty multiplayer.

Digital Foundry will be looking in-depth at Gran Turismo 5 later in the week, but in the meantime we're planning a series of blog posts to celebrate the long-awaited launch of PS3's most highly anticipated of sequels.

The moment Gran Turismo 5 clicked for me, I was tackling the tarmac rally stages in Special Events. These point-to-point time trials take place on twisting country roads crossing the rolling landscape of Tuscany.

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is suing Activision for $20 million, claiming the publisher breached an agreement not to use the likeness of former guitarist Slash in Guitar Hero III.