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The internet may have spent the majority of last week shouting loudly at Microsoft, but it seems that the view of the average consumer is far more positive. Blockbuster has revealed that since its announcement last week the Xbox One has broken all previous pre-order launches in Blockbuster’s 24-year history. …
Read More »Report: Xbox One to be region-locked
Games must meet country-specific regulatory guidelines before they are cleared for sale, says spokesperson
Read More »Sony embraces #PS4NoDRM campaign
A trio of Sony execs have reacted positively to the #PS4NoDRM campaign. As reported by MCV earlier, consumers are taking it upon themselves to try and obtain some specific confirmation from Sony regarding its intentions for pre-owned games on PS4. Although MCV understands that Japan’s current strategy is to refrain …
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelations is this week’s No.1
Capcom has claimed its second UK No.1 of the year after Resident Evil: Revelations debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The game was originally released on 3DS earlier this year but has now been made available for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and …
Read More »UKIE opens first digital games chart for developers
Trade body urges more studios and publishers to take part and supply data
Read More »Curiosity: Oh, so THAT’S what was inside the Cube!
Peter Molyneux’s grand gaming experiment Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? came to a dramatic end over the weekend. Having kicked off on November 6th last year, Bryan Henderson from Edinburgh was finally crowned the ‘winner’ on Sunday having tapped the very last cubelet to grace Curiosity’s surface. His prize? Bryan …
Read More »Now attention turns to Sony – will the PS4 limit pre-owned games as well?
Microsoft’s ambiguity over the subject of pre-owned resulted in the week from hell for its PR team last week. Let’s hope Sony’s PR team is sitting comfortably. The Xbox One has had to endure a torrid few days as the world asks for an answer to a very simple question …
Read More »German authorities have privacy concerns over Xbox One
Germany’s federal commissioner for data protection Peter Schaar has expressed concerns over the privacy implications of the Xbox One. Polygon translates a German news report that Schaar has been looking into Microsoft’s console since its unveiling earlier this month. More specifically, Schaar is investigating the hardware’s always-on capabilities and the …
Read More »Microsoft files patent for television achievements
Microsoft has applied for a patent that would potentially award achievements for watching video content. Games Industry originally reported on the ‘Awards and Achievements Across TV Ecosystem’ patent published by the firm, which covers the idea of rewarding viewers with achievements in essentially the same way that Xbox 360 does …
Read More »Fans urge Sony to clear the way for pre-owned games on PS4
PlayStation fans have drummed up a Twitter campaign to urge significant Sony employees against taking an aggressive stance on DRM and used games sales for PlayStation 4. VG247 reports the campaign encourages gamers to post tweets using hashtags #PS4NoDRM and #PS4USEDGAMES – more specifically instructing them to direct statements toward …
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