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It seems that Pac-Man is celebrating his birthday in style. 2015 marks the 35th anniversary of Bandai Namco’s spherical superstar, and the publisher has kicked off the year by rocketing to the top of the UK charts. Nearly a quarter of all boxed games sold in May were Bandai Namco …

Intel Developer Blog: Get a host of development tools at no cost

Company behind Bloodstained ports will share with all devs authorised for those platforms

VR firm could show off final version of the Rift headset

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 …