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 …

The World Rally Championship is making its long overdue return to video games next month, and Tradewest is giving away a rally car to help promote it. The 360, PS3 and PC game is one of many big-name racers coming this quarter, including F1 2010 and Gran Turismo 5. And …

A new report from American stats body NPD has thrown more doubt over the current market importance of digital games retail – specifically in the console market. NPD reports that in a three-month period just six per cent of console owners downloaded content to their console. On PC and Mac …

Nintendo’s 3DS will not be released in any territory this side of Christmas. Instead, the format holder has confirmed at a conference in Japan today that the device will roll out globally in late Q1 2011 – and with a price close to 200, as MCV and our retail sources …

It has already claimed that Kinect will enjoy a stronger launch than Xbox 360 and that it will blow away” the iPad. Now Microsoft has claimed that Kinect is going to be the biggest ever hardware sales launch ever. We are investing in this like we’ve never invested in a …

You may not have heard of it, but a ‘little’ indie game called Minecraft is causing a bit of a stir online. So much so, in fact, that right now it’s netting its creator in the region of $350,000 every single day. And with no distribution or retail chain concerns, …

Nintendo has confirmed the existence of the Wii remote Plus – a new version of the standard Wii controller that integrates that Motion Plus enhancement. Kotaku first spotted the peripheral as part of a bundle including upcoming first party Wii release FlingSmash, which is set to hit North American retail …

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Publisher EA has confirmed that NBA Elite II, which was due for release next month, has been pushed back to 2011. In what’s quite a notable event in the ever-reliable annual release roster of EA’s sports line-up, the move could conceivably mean that the game may never see a release, …