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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 …

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 …

Matsuda looks to Kickstarter and Steam Early Access as examples of increasing user engagement

Develop looks at the latest update to Luxology's Modo modelling tool

Trade body urges more studios and publishers to take part and supply data

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …