The first post-E3 issue of MCV is now available digitally and will start to arrive with subscribers from tomorrow. Recapping the big stories and announcements this week, plus offering the latest product guides and industry analysis, you can get it via our app or here in your browser. In the …

Console manufacturer aiming to satisfy publishers, consumers and retailers with Xbox One

Sony’s pro pre-owned stance is the talk of E3. But should we be holding back on the celebrations? A lingering doubt remains in some quarters of the public and press that Sony has left the back door open for publishers to limit pre-owned games on PS4. Our used game position …

The Xbox One is a market-changing system. And consumers don’t like change. That’s the message from Xbox’s chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi who confessed to Ars Technica that the negative reaction to the company’s pre-owned and online policies was "kind of as we expected". "We’re trying to do …

Retailer Blockbuster has seen a sharp rise in PS4 orders following the events at E3 this week. The chain last month said that pre-orders of Xbox One had broken company records. It now says that PS4 has received the same incredibly positive reaction”. We are absolutely thrilled with the amazing …

PS4 free of first party restrictions, but third parties free to implement their own pre-owned defenses

One of Microsoft’s most high-profile Xbox One publishing partners has still not been briefed on Microsoft’s pre-owned DRM. Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt has admitted that it is eager to find out more” about Microsoft’s plans, especially as it has historically been a vocal supporter of DRM free games. Indeed, …

The PS4 will share the PS3’s ability for publishers to lock certain content behind a paywall. This opens up the possibility for the continuation of online passes but will not lead to Xbox One style content blocking. "The Online Pass program for PlayStation first-party games will not continue on PlayStation …

Deciding not to hold its traditional E3 press conference was a surprise move from Nintendo, but perhaps now the reasons behind it are clear. With the platform holder spreading its game announcements throughout the year via its Nintendo Direct broadcasts, rather than conforming to the trade show calendar that Microsoft …

Fans have been given their first look at the next Smash Bros for both Wii U and 3DS. Simply titled Super Smash Bros, the game will be released in 2014 at retail and in the Nintendo eShop. As usual, Smash Bros pits Nintendo characters such as Mario, Link, Samus and …