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Microsoft’s innovative controllerless peripheral, Kinect, has not been downgraded during its evolution from concept to final product, says an exec at UK studio Rare. In fact, Nick Burton believes Kinect has closely followed a survival-of-the-fittest principal; dropping less desired features and improving its more important ones. Kinect’s tech has certainly …

Xbox 360 owners have been given access to MSN editorial content today. Microsoft has integrated its MSN entertainment news portal onto the Xbox Live Dashboard. It will sit in the Inside Xbox area. Only gold subscribers will be able to view the new editorial channels which provide news in the …

Gamers who pre-order Sega’s Vanquish from Play.com will receive a free copy of Bayonetta. Their copy of Vanquish will also be presented in an exclusive lenticular sleeve featuring artwork of the main character. Play.com warns that stock for this special bundle is limited, with free copies of Bayonetta only available …

Persson looking for office space, new team-mates, and time to fix bugs

Simon Nelson, BBC's multiplatform controller, leaves corporation at the end of the year

The impressive E3 software line-up for 3DS proved that Nintendo’s new platform is one that publishers clearly believe in – and Saturo Iwata has pledged to ensure that remains the case. The Nintendo president has repeatedly had to reassure third party publishers about the market viability of non-Nintendo titles on …

Leading games dev brand signed as Montreal Summit media presenter; special issue distributed at the show

Long-standing studio beats the industry's finest to claim quiz glory

With Beyond Good & Evil 2 seemingly still a long way from release, Ubisoft has confirmed a surprise re-release for the original title. IGN reports that Beyond Good & Evil HD, which is a 1080p reworking of the original 2003 title, will be released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation …

Ian Shepherd has warned that the switch to online content and digital distribution will come much slower than the pundits claim. But, nevertheless, the new CEO of GAME said the retail giant is preparing itself for the digital era by evolving into a ‘multi-channel’ brand. The market is down 17 …