2015’s biggest news stories: breakups, court rulings, and a somber goodbye
Here are some of the biggest news stories to come out of the video game industry in 2015.
The 10 best games of 2015 and GamesBeat’s Game of the Year
The GamesBeat staff has reemerged from the fighting pits (aka our home offices), and we’ve come out with a top 10 list. And we...
Xbox Live down for some gamers on Xbox One and Xbox 360
Update on Friday, December 18: Xbox Live is down again for some. People are having troubles getting their Xbox One to function. Xbox Live is...
Fresvii raises $4M for AppSteroid social network with mobile voice chat
Fresvii has raised $4 million from Japan’s Nissay Capital to expand AppSteroid, its mobile gaming social networking service. The funding shows the huge demand for bring social to mobile...
VR startup bets on bite-sized breaks from reality
When I think about the excitement around virtual reality, I sometimes imagine a large group of investors and designers leaping on a careening bandwagon...
Toca Blocks brings world-building to a new, younger audience
Toca Boca has a knack of making games that young children love. The independent studio has now racked up over 100 million mobile downloads — competing with...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Kojima partners with Sony, Call of Duty tips for old-timers
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This week, Smash Bros. gets more new characters, we discussed how Amiibo manage to succeed and fail at...
Affordable Space Adventures puts Nintendo’s use (or non-use) of the Wii U GamePad to shame
The best Wii U game this year didn’t come from Nintendo. More than any other recent Wii U release — and maybe any since...
Unity’s top marketer says VR is being created in every corner of the world
Virtual reality is invigorating startup economies around the globe. Unity Technologies, the San Francisco-based maker of the Unity game engine, wants to fuel those...
2015’s best game gadgets: Xbox One Elite, Samsung Gear VR … and a PS4 wall mount
I’m still fairly new to the game gadgets beat here at VentureBeat, clocking in just at six months, but I’ve seen a surprising amount...