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UK consumers will be able to rent digital PC games from Direct2Drive later this year. The service lets gamers download and play their chosen PC game for five hours. Once the trial has finished, the full game is offered at a lower price. The company – owned by IGN – …

Trion Worlds’ ambitious online RPG Rift will be digitally distributed across Eastern Europe. TripleACodes will handle the game’s downloadable client and subscriptions. Eastern Europe is PC dominant and it’s hungry for MMOs right now,” said TripleACodes’ sales director Marcus Whitney. Rift is a perfect fit for our markets. It further …

While the MCV team is handling the official liveblog of tonight’s awards, we’re also tracking all the Twitter chat. Anything using the hashtag #MCVawards will show up below, including tweets from this morning. So use the tag to take part and get seen.

Tonight’s MCV Awards promise to the usual evening of fun, networking, drinks and celebration for attendees. And now you can experience all the action via our liveblog. Hosted below, it goes live at 6pm and features commentary, pics and updates on the winners direct from The Brewery, our venue for …

Dan Connors talks adventures in episodic gaming

Android boss alleges â??misinformation in the pressâ?? amid rising speculation

One of the most ambitious retro game collections to hit smartphones has arrived in the Apple App Store today. Free to download, Atari’s Greatest Hits offers a comprehensive collection of both some of Atari’s greatest arcade hits as well as an assortment of 2600 console titles. While the app is …

A listing on GameStop’s US site has for the first time revealed a $299.99 Collector’s Edition version of Codemasters’ Dirt 3 which comes bundled with a radio control car. Called the Ken Block Gymkhana RC Car, it’s an officially licensed Ford Fiesta design with licensed Volk Racing wheels and authentic …

The cyberwar declared on Sony by online activists Anonymous has been temporarily suspended, the group has confirmed. Sony yesterday admitted for the first time that revert outages to both its range of websites and PSN were caused by hostile actions. "We are currently investigating, including the possibility of targeted behaviour …

Compared to the other gaming platforms, the PC is a tricky beast. While traditional boxed titles are no longer driving sales in the way they once were, they are also no longer the sole avenue through which consumers can access their games. Alternative methods such as digital distribution are now …