Moving On: How Video Games Have Outgrown Art
"Can video games be art?" I hate this question. I really do. I hate it with a passion greater than the heat of a...
Tiny Speck reveals a glimpse of its zany Glitch video game
Tiny Speck, a game startup founded by high-profile entrepreneur Stewart Butterfield, released a trailer and new web site today unveiling a glimpse of the...
VentureBeat’s picks for the 10 best video games of the holiday season
We’ve unveiled VentureBeat’s picks for the 10 best video games of the holiday season. And this year’s picks really show how much the $20...
PlaySpan expands its pay-per-view video marketplace with anime titles (exclusive)
In recent months, PlaySpan has built a video marketplace where users can browse through video samples and then pay for a complete show if...
Reviews Spotlight: Dead Rising 2, Black Ops, and Quantum Garbage
The Reviews Spotlight does its best to bring attention to the most impressive community reviews. This week, we find out what's wrong with BioShock,...
Haters Saved FF7, Fans Doomed EarthBound
If the world told you for 13 years straight that a particular game was an overrated piece of crap, how high would your expectations...
Do Horror Games Need Tangible Threats to Be Threatening?
Death and evisceration are common tropes in horror media, but those aren’t the big reasons we are afraid of these experiences. They are the...
Week in review: Call of Duty Black Ops shows games can beat movies
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Review: Call of...
News Blips: Black Ops Wii Update, Bungie Beta Testers, Costume Quest DLC, and More
I think you'd have to be crazy to opt for the Wii version of Black Ops, but even if you're loony, Treyarch has your...
OpenFeint finds a way to co-exist with Apple’s Game Center for the iPhone
When Apple launched its Game Center social platform for iPhone games, it looked like a supporting tool such as the OpenFeint platform was doomed....