Video Blips: Dishonored, Death Rally, and Summer Olympics 2012
I sincerely hope Dishonored's possession mechanic doesn't wind up bandwagon fodder. I don't want the option to jump behind the eyeballs of a fish...
OnLive shows up in a Sony Internet Blu-ray player (exclusive)
OnLive hasn’t announced any deals yet to get its cloud gaming service into Sony products. But we’ve spotted a very interesting reference to OnLive...
Battlefield 3 Premium’s success leads EA to plan more ‘premium’ services
EA's Battlefield 3 Premium service hit 800,000 members within its first two weeks, but how does it stack up against long-time competitor Call of Duty Elite?
Valve moderators claim leaked Half-Life 2: Episode 3 concept art is legitimate
Two moderators from Valve's forums claim that a leaked gallery of images for Half-Life 2: Episode 3 are the real deal.
Introducing the finalists for our GamesBeat 2012 ‘Who’s Got Game’ Competition
Drumroll, please…. Here’s our finalists for our best game startup battle, dubbed the Who’s Got Game? competition. The finalists go up on stage for...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dawnguard, Zynga Unleashed, and Sega’s ongoing decline
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
How game designers are influencing the world of gamification
As the gamification industry continues to grow, it looks to game designers for help and advice.
Can Google’s Nexus Q media streamer play games? Sort of
Google’s freshly announced Nexus Q media streamer may be designed for music and movies, but developers have already used the device for something different: games. Philippe...
The DeanBeat: Zynga battles to dominate the red ocean, not the blue
Will the red ocean strategy work for Zynga? The sharks are in the water as the social game giant goes head-on against competitors.
50 Games in 2012 – #2 Catherine [PS3]
Following up Portal 2 turned out to be an interesting experience. Still riding high on the lovable dialogue puzzle adventure that was Portal 2 I wanted to experience more of the genre. Straying from the beaten path seemed like a solid idea at this point and the puzzler I turned to was Catherine.