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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. …

UKIE's Jo Twist discusses the launch of its new digital download chart and what it could mean for developers

Games must meet country-specific regulatory guidelines before they are cleared for sale, says spokesperson

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 …