Trip the light fantastic in indie video game Waveform
When video game programmer and designer Ryan Vandendyck set out to start a new project in the summer of 2009, the idea was simple:...
The coolest technology and moments from CES 2012 (slideshow)
Last week, four VentureBeat reporters and our videographer braved the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. They covered 1.861 million square feet of...
Want to capture your own video game footage? Hauppauge explains how (interview)
It wasn’t long ago that capturing your own game footage most likely meant standing in front of your TV and trying to hold a...
Professional gamer explains why League of Legends has nothing to fear from DOTA
We sat down with professional gamer Carlos Rodriguez, aka Ocelote, to discuss the differences between the upcoming Dota 2, Blizzard DOTA, and League of Legends,...
Supermicro talks multi-purpose workstations for the power gamer (interview)
On Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we met with computer manufacturer Supermicro’s technical marketing manager, Bjoern Metzdorf. Metzdorf was accompanied by professional...
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations multiplayer video combines Australian noisemaking with virtual face-slapping
Sure, multiplayer frag videos embody a staple of gaming community interaction. But this Assassin's Creed: Revelations highlight reel from player TheAuZZieGamer earns extra cred...
Surprises abound as Amazon reveals its 10 best-selling games of 2011
Amazon has released its top-selling digital and physical game titles from 2011. The online retailer has quickly become the quintessential center of great gaming deals, release-day shipping,...
SOPA author involved in copyright infringement
Lamar Smith, author of the Stop Online Piracy Act, has gotten caught up in his own case of copyright infringement. Jamie Lee Curtis Taete...
Battlefield 3 suffering prolonged server issues while enraged fans go “ignored”
It has not been a good week for Battlefield 3 players, apparently. The forums and official Battlefield Facebook page are beseiged by users complaining...
Beyond the crosshairs: Audio cues and how to shift the player’s focus
Regular players of Gears of War 3 will have noticed a peculiar detail about the multiplayer map Gridlock. A layover from the series’ sequel,...