Facebook is buying Oculus for $2B to ‘get ready for the platform of tomorrow’
“Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,” said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,...
Angry Birds maker signs up with Orchestrate, the database that wants to rule them all (exclusive)
"Front-end designers, Ruby programmers, Node programmers -- people who haven't used a lot of databases, they're coming to us."
Nintendo’s Wii U could become the next big home for indie console developers (interview)
GamesBeat met with Damon Baker, Nintendo's senior manager of licensing marketing, to discuss this new indie content initiative -- and the concept of an open-platform Nintendo blew our minds.
Sony Online Entertainment makes the rules, and the players make the games
In today’s market, players need to have a hand in guiding that evolution, and that’s the mantra guiding the development of Planetside 2 and EverQuest Next Landmark.
Microsoft open-sources MS-DOS. ’80s kids dance in the streets
This story takes me right back to 1987, hanging out on the living room floor, futzing with floppy disks and command prompts and the original version of King's Quest.
Live Webcast: Distributed Denial of Service — war stories from the cloud front
Join Akamai’s security expert Matthew Mosher and GamesBeat lead reporter Dean Takahashi to hear about the latest online attacks and the toolkits companies are using to take worldwide gaming platforms offline.
Deception IV: Blood Ties is sadistic cruelty, but not just for your victims (review)
It's almost sad how dumb and predictable your victims can be, but that doesn't mean this game is easy.
What one studio says the media, gamers, and developers get wrong about Steam’s Early Access
We walk through the Early Access process with Tribute Games' Jean-Francois Major, and he shares insights about what everyone -- including pirates -- gets wrong about Steam's experimental program.
Dark Souls II: Kills great, less tedious (review)
Dark Souls II improves upon the original in almost every way.
The Gauntlet reboot is tailor-made for consoles … but it’s only on PCs
The lack of planned console releases for the Gauntlet reboot is confusing. This is a game made for control pads, not a mouse and keyboard.