It has emerged that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on a range of wireless Wii guitars made by manufacturer Rage, Edge Online reports. The move came after one of the accessories gave its owner a battery acid burn. The problem has been linked to defective …

The US’ Entertainment Software Association has today confirmed previous reports that the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo will run from Tuesday June 2nd to Thursday June 4th. Taking place once again at the LA Convention Centre, what has been described by the ESA as an ‘expanded E3’ will "welcome all qualified …

It was set to be the one of the most epic release days in history until LittleBigPlanet managed to get itself delayed (ruining a bet in the MCV office in the process, incidentally), but this Friday will still see a shockingly high number of genuinely blockbuster titles battling it out …

SCEE has told MCV that it will be issuing a statement shortly that is expected to confirm that LittleBigPlanet has been delayed in Europe. Media Molecule’s creative platformer was supposed to be hitting retail on October 24th, but MCV understands it will now not be released until November 14th. Speculation …

Konami’s biggest marketing spend ever will help Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 become the fastest-selling title in the franchise’s history, the publisher has told MCV. The title touches down at retail today (Friday October 17th), and to coincide with its retail release Konami has embarked on a promotional campaign worth 2 …

Developer relations chief Colaço says non-retail content offers new options

One of Woolworths’ most senior directors has quit the company. According to The Times, Simon Turner, who joined Woolworths from Tesco in January as retail and operations director, is understood to have left the retailer earlier this week. He was appointed at the beginning of the year – a move …

The first concrete details of BioShock 2 have emerged in the form of a trailer for the upcoming title at the end of the PS3 version of the first title, which is due to arrive at European retail on October 24th. So far little is known of the game, dubbed …

Organisers of next year’s Gamescom have confirmed that the Cologne-based even will boast a games development conference. The inaugural conference takes place in September 2009, and comes as many of the participating publishers from the Leipzig trade and retail conference look to create a new event in better-located part of …

While the Disney of old might prompt images of Mickey Mouse and charming early movies like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the modern, colossally powerful corporation has undoubtedly moved on. Family-friendly entertainment remains at its core, of course – but in 2008, the likes of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hugdens …