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The ongoing PlayStation Now streaming games beta in the UK has entered paid beta modes, revealing some possible early pricing for the service. Eurogamer reports that titles seem to fall into two tiers. The first tier prices two day rentals at 4.99 and 30 days at 9.99. The second, cheaper …

Cambridge studio working with psychiatrist and Professor of Health and Neuroscience on Wellcome Trust-backed project

PC hardware and peripheral firm could purchase firm but talks are "still in flux"

Studio Wildcard's hit game has already made $10m in revenue

Blizzard’s F2P card battler Hearthstone will get a new game mode in the near future. Tavern Brawl will pit players against each other with an alternating set of rules and requirements. One week might feature preset decks, while another week could have you crafting a brand new Tavern Brawl deck …

Bayonetta developer Platinum Games is to announce a new title at E3 next week, and Vanquish 2 is the name on people’s lips. IGN this week revealed that it will be premiering footage of a new title from the studio during its E3 live show next Tuesday (June 16th) at …

Dead Good Media takes up second place as Firefly Studios rounds up top three

Recent rumblings about micro-transactions in Konami’s upcoming stealth title Metal Gear Solid V appear to have been backed by Sony’s Playstation Store. Rumours of in-game purchases began to swirl following early previews of the title appearing on various media outlets this week, with multiple reports of so-called ‘reduced time features’. …

Ubisoft’s Toy Soldiers: War Chest is adding two new brands to its arsenal – He-Man and G.I Joe. The Most Powerful Man in the Universe will be joined by Cringer, in his Battle Cat form, and some unspecified Eternian Warriors. Fingers crossed for Moss Man Duncan. Both will come via …

Consumers after Valve’s Steam Machines and Link tech need to get a move on. Over 35 per cent of Steam’s ‘get it early’ hardware pre-orders have already been sold. That’s according to Valve, who says that the its Steam Machine, Controller and Link hardware is shifting quickly. Last week, Valve …