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Microsoft have today confirmed that the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft has broken the 1 million sales barrier (1,061,954 copies to be precise) in just 5 days on Xbox Live Arcade. Some other facts, which have been provided via Major Nelson’s blog incude: Total Online Hours: 5.2M Multiplayer sessions: 4M Total Multiplayer gaming hours: 2.4M

A marketing survey from Ubisoft (spotted by Kotaku) appears to show off concept art and images for what could be , Rayman Origins 2. The survey points towards a sequel that keeps the same gameplay style of the original, while moving the setting to a more mythological one, with ghosts, castles and dragons. There has been no official word from Ubisoft regarding the images, but we’ll update sh...

Major Nelson has posted the latest activity charts up on his blog for Xbox 360, XBLA, XBLIG and Games for Windows Live. Despite reports of slowing sales figures, Modern Warfare 3 remains the top played title on Xbox Live, ahead of Black Ops. On the Arcade side, Fez continues to captivate gamers, and this is reflected in its topping the activity for XBLA. Top 10 of each category can be found belo...

Skullgirls, the award-winning 2D fighting game from Autumn Games and developer Reverge Labs, is available today for PSN in the US, and will be dropping on to XBLA tomorrow in the US, Australia/New Zealand and Europe. Fans can download Skullgirls for $14.99 on PlayStation Network or 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Arcade.  The game will be available on PSN in Europe and Australia/New Zealand ...

Major Nelson has posted release dates for some highly anticipated XBLA titles on his blog today. Dubbed Arcade NEXT from Microsoft Studios and Xbox LIVE, a new downloadable title will launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade every Wednesday, from April 18th through May 9. Also, starting in April, all new Xbox LIVE Arcade games (like these) will include up to 400 Gamerscore, with up to 30 Achievements available...

And you owe it to yourself to get and play this. Seriously! The high-definition makeover of the much loved classic is now available to download from Xbox LIVE Arcade and PSN. It will set players back 800 Microsoft Points and £7.99 respectively. Rayman 3 HD provides 15–20 hours of gameplay and a wealth of extra content to unlock, including nine fun stand-alone mini-games, achievements and world...

505 Games today announced that announce WRECKED – Revenge Revisited will be available to purchase on March 28th, 2012 for Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. A spiritual successor to 2004 fan favourite MASHED, Wrecked – Revenge Revisited will feature Battle Mode, solo Championship Mode, local and online multiplayer and coop for up to 4 players. The game will also feature 14 different types of weapo...

Here’s your XBL newsbeat for the 20th of March to the 2nd of April. As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region. Release schedule below. Click on the images to enlarge. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gal...

Rising from the ashes of its 3 year hiatus, I Am Alive is Ubisoft’s take on the post-apocalyptic adventure, with the Shanghai team firmly at the helm. The resulting game is one that mixes elements of stealth action and quick-time-event driven combat sequences, with third person platforming governed by the need for intelligence and speed. The game begins in the aftermath of a catastrophe kno...

Nexuiz, the arena FPS developed by Illfonic, published by THQ and powered by CryENGINE 3 is now available to download on the XBL Marketplace, via this link. The full game costs 800 Microsoft Points as part of Microsoft’s ‘House Party’ season of Xbox LIVE Arcade titles. A free trial demo is also available via the above link. We showed off some launch screens and a trailer a few days ago, whi...