Real online gambling and social network casino games are on a collision course
One of the biggest stories in tech and gaming this year is the coming collision of real online gambling and social-networking casino games. The...
Skype brings video calls to PlayStation Vita
PlayStation Vita users will be able to make video calls for the first time thanks to the addition of Skype video communication. For Sony,...
AMD takes a swing at Intel and Nvidia with new mobile graphics chips
A day after Intel launched its Ivy Bridge combo graphics-microprocessor chips, Advanced Micro Devices is launching a new series of fast and power-efficient graphics...
Ben Sawyer on how Games for Health will lead to “human joysticks” (interview)
Ben Sawyer is the co-founder of game-consulting firm Digitalmill and one of the pioneers in the field of Games for Health. He founded the...
With Kinect, Skyrim’s Dragon Shouts are easier to bellow (hands-on)
Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing system is making its way into hardcore games, but not in the way everyone thought. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, one...
Author David Kushner tells the inside tale on Grand Theft Auto and the video game violence wars (interview)
David Kushner has been on the front lines of the video game culture wars. In 2004, he published Masters of Doom, a portrait of...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2012 to focus on crossover strategies
GamesBeat 2012 is going to be all about crossover strategies. The game industry as we know it is changing. We’re seeing established companies cross...
The top 25 technology books of all time
Technology teaches us to forget the past. Last year’s tech news seems like it has no use whatsoever. Thankfully, historians beg to differ, and...
Bicycle card game owner to launch Zeniz mobile social casino games platform (exclusive)
Online casino games are hot. So much so that we’re renaming our site Casino GamesBeat. Just kidding, but The United States Playing Card Company...
Blade Games World brings 3D game creation to everyone with Jumala
Lots of tool makers claim they can enable anyone to build games, but that usually just applies to professionals who already have development experience....