News Blips: 3D PS3 Games, Elder Scrolls 5 Rumor, Xbox 360 Anniversary, and More
I wonder if any of the 3D-hardware manufacturers would be up to creating a steampunk version of 3D glasses. I just might be interested...
Video Blips: Gran Turismo 5, Mindjack, Lord of Arcana, and More
Gran Turismo 5 favors serious torque when sailing over hills or tearing through the woods. I wish I had one of these cars to...
Banishing the Silent Protagonist
Today's games contain tons of terrifying situations: Aliens fire scorching bolts of plasma, hordes of zombies roam the streets in search of brains, and...
Will Microsoft lead the charge to bring apps to video game consoles?
Welcome to the app economy. Next stop, video game consoles. A new advertisement by Microsoft suggests that applications running on its proprietary Silverlight framework are headed...
Moving On: How Video Games Have Outgrown Art
"Can video games be art?" I hate this question. I really do. I hate it with a passion greater than the heat of a...
VentureBeat’s picks for the 10 best video games of the holiday season
We’ve unveiled VentureBeat’s picks for the 10 best video games of the holiday season. And this year’s picks really show how much the $20...
Reviews Spotlight: Dead Rising 2, Black Ops, and Quantum Garbage
The Reviews Spotlight does its best to bring attention to the most impressive community reviews. This week, we find out what's wrong with BioShock,...
Haters Saved FF7, Fans Doomed EarthBound
If the world told you for 13 years straight that a particular game was an overrated piece of crap, how high would your expectations...
Do Horror Games Need Tangible Threats to Be Threatening?
Death and evisceration are common tropes in horror media, but those aren’t the big reasons we are afraid of these experiences. They are the...
Week in review: Call of Duty Black Ops shows games can beat movies
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Review: Call of...