James was recently interviewed on GI.biz over the sales boost Burn Zombie Burn received off the recent PlayStation 3 firmware update (3.00). As it now features a “What’s New” section on startup, allowing people to see straight away what’s happening on the PSN storefront without having to load it up directly. In addition, the increase in PlayStation 3 Slim sales has obviously accentuated this new feature. In any case, it makes digitally distributed games more visible and this makes us happy.

With the success of Burn Zombie Burn, James spoke with GI.biz about how platform holders should allow greater transparency on sales figures for digitally distributed titles. As this would allow developers and publishers to make realistic plans in relation to actual sales data, something they’re already able to do with boxed games as the necessary data is widely available. Considering the skyrocketing prices of boxed games, the sooner digitally distributed titles get more accessible sales data the better it will be for the industry and the medium as a whole.