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US dev 'made the decision not to work on an additional update' despite support, claims console giant

Mojang has announced the Xbox Live Arcade version of Minecraft has reached 3m copies sold. Markus ‘Notch’ Persson announced the milestone on Twitter late last week. The downloadable title released back in early May, shattering XBLA records by moving over 1m units in just five days. When the game surpassed …

Game sales for indie smash-hit on all platforms fly past 10m

'As a small independent, paying so much money makes no sense at all', says studio

Developer WayForward has announced release date and pricing info for Double Dragon: Neon. The new take on the classic franchise will arrive via digital distribution September 11th on PSN , and September 12th on XBLA. The retro love letter also includes a drop-in, drop-out online co-op mode that WayForward has …

Capcom has announced Marvel vs Capcom Origins, a dual pack of 90’s fighting titles set to arrive as a digital affair on consoles later this year. The pack pairs together the original Marvel vs Capcom along with Marvel Super Heroes, and will hit PSN and XBLA in September according to …

Microsoft has revealed pricing and release date info for Xbox Live Arcade’s upcoming Summer of Arcade promotion. A post to Major Nelson’s blog announces the new details following the line-up unmasking at E3: July 18: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, 1200 MS Points ($15) July 25: Wreckateer (Kinect), 800 MS …

While all eyes were on its E3 press briefing earlier today, Microsoft went ahead and snuck in the line-up for XBLA’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion. Head of Microsoft Studios Phil Spencer told SpikeTV that the five games to be included are Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, Deadlight, Hybrid, Dust: …

Minecraft breaks all-time sales record in under a month

Puzzle/platformer selling more than 2,000 copies a day