Consoles

Send out the Trauma Team now! Sony and Microsoft must stand with CDPR for this mess, as they both passed the game through their TRCs

Platform holders can do more and be more transparent, although it must also be remembered that online discourse will always be tricky to police – just ask Facebook or Twitter

With support across all the new consoles, Unity’s ‘creators first’ philosophy has been building up to the next generation launch for many years. Unity CPO Brett Bibby tells Seth Barton about that journey

With physical queues not an option, retailer sites struggled under demand

“We need the Activisions, the Ubisofts, the EAs, the Take-Twos, the Epics, all the way down to indie creators to be successful on the platform."

"Play should always be fun, so we're amping up the information and tools to help you play on your terms"

Total consumer spending hit $11.2bn (£8.52bn) between July and September

Microsoft uses art installations and linked puzzle game to celebrate launch in lieu of the usual queues and fan events

"I tried to sculpt the invisible mass in between the player and the mechanical engineering"

True next-gen titles aren't here yet, but the PS5 still brings a little bit of PlayStation magic to its launch