Windows Phone 7 and Kinect learn to play ball together (video)
Now here’s a cool demonstration of some possible integration between Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and its Kinect motion gaming controller: using a phone to...
Sony’s undead game console: PlayStation 2 sales hit 150M after 10 years
The Sony PlayStation 2 launched way back in 2000. But it refuses to die. Sony said today it has shipped more than 150 million...
Reviews Spotlight: Dead Space 2, Magicka, Metal Gear, and more
At this point, most of you are probably planning for tomorrow's Valentine's date. I sincerely wish you luck. As for the rest of our...
Baba Yetu from Civilization 4 nets first Grammy for a video game song
A song written for a video game has won one of music’s top awards, the Grammy, for the first time in history. Baba Yetu,...
Enslaved Review — Journey To Being Under Appreciated
A tale of a man, a woman and pig — where no one gets romantically involved. Enslaved is a game that is focussed on how us...
CityVille maker Zynga rumored to be raising $250M round at $7B valuation
Social game maker Zynga is reportedly talking to investors about raising a new $250 million round of funding that values the company at $7 – $9...
On the need for customization
I've always loved it when games offer customization. Having the option to personalize things like your character's appearance boosts my opinion of nearly any...
Richard Garriott: My plan to beat FarmVille and CityVille (video)
Richard Garriott is known as a video-game pioneer, an undersea diver and an astronaut. Now he wants to outdo Zynga, the creator of FarmVille...
Measuring the required amount of industry know-how
I'm going to let you in on a secret: My life doesn't completely revolve around video games. In fact, the majority of my time...
Week in review: Bing wrests share from Google
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Microsoft’s Bing...