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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 ...

With Rayman back in the public eye after the release of the excellent Rayman Origins, this is the perfect time for Ubisoft to release an updated HD version of their classic Rayman title; Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. The 2003 hit was a leading example of 3D platforming at its best, with the whole 10-15 hour campaign playing out as an encyclopaedia of classic platform gaming. Up against some stiff comp...

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...

Shoot Many Robots:  A title, description and full review in just three simple words. Very handy of Demiurge to enable me to wrap this review up so quickly and let me get back to blowing the living hell out of hordes of scrap metal monsters. What was that? You require something a little more in-depth. Okay, just excuse me for one second while I hang up my Stetson, put down my super-sized freeze r...