Google kills off controversial Google Shoot View
Google has killed off a controversial third-party Google Street View app dubbed “Google Shoot View.” The app, created by a Dutch ad agency, lets...
Up close and personal video of Resistance Burning Skies on PS Vita (video)
We got a hands-on preview last night of Sony’s upcoming title, Resistance Burning Skies, for the PlayStation Vita, which is Sony’s high-powered answer to...
In-game ad firm IGA Worldwide lays off nearly a third of its employees
IGA Worldwide, a once-promising in-game advertising firm, has laid off an unspecified number of employees, VentureBeat has learned. The New York-based company cut about...
Why Google native client will make game developers and consumers happy (video)
Google announced on Thursday that its “native client” technology is ready, and it will allow game developers to get heavy-duty games to run in...
Zynga bets on Google TV with new Texas HoldEm Poker app
Zynga is finally bringing its mega-popular Texas HoldEm poker game to the living room TV set, but it’s not going through a major video...
Machinima hits 1 billion monthly video views
Machinima, the biggest site for game-related videos, said today it has hit more than 1 billion monthly video views for the month of November....
How TV and Entertainment have evolved (infographic)
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console will be able to deliver 40 different TV entertainment services, the company said today. That means the console will...
Video: Sega builds a playground for charity in a single day
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega and a team of over 200 volunteers built a playground from scratch on Oct....
What video game remakes can teach Hollywood
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi writes a column on videogames called The DeanBeat, while executive editor Dylan Tweney is writing a technology...
Hulu Plus brings its TV treasure trove to Nintendo Wii and 3DS
Nintendo’s 3DS handheld and Wii console will get access to Hulu Plus‘ trove of streaming TV content before the end of 2011, the company said...