Microsoft doubles down on Xbox Music with revamped service — including iOS and Google Play apps
Microsoft makes Xbox Music more accessible and easier to use for music fans.
What Xbox One’s cloud is good for — and what it might stink at
Microsoft claims its cloud will make games better. We figure out how.
The DeanBeat: Can a price cut stop the Nintendo Wii U from sinking?
The Wii U has faltered, but how much market share can Nintendo salvage in this generation?
Nintendo unveils the 2DS handheld, sans 3D, for launch on same day as next Pokemon game
The 2DS handheld will sell for $130 and feature a flat model.
Microsoft discloses details on Xbox One and Kinect chips — and how they should avoid the ‘Red Ring of Death’
Microsoft disclosed that its Xbox One main processor is a pretty big chip.
What Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer did for Xbox — and what his retirement means for its future
Ballmer has been part of the key decisions about Xbox since the beginning. He opposed it but didn't kill it, and then he reaped the rewards.
Paradox still the grand master of grand strategy with Europa Universalis IV (review)
Ruling a kingdom may still be a little confusing, but the new systems and classic structure provide days worth of interesting strategic choices for you to enjoy (and agonize over).
Divinity: Dragon Commander pulls off its mishmash of genres with gusto (review)
Beyond the dragons and the jetpacks, you'll spend most of your time in Divinity: Dragon Commander answering just one question: What kind of leader will you be?
The DeanBeat: At Siggraph, dipping into gaming's frontiers — like a bathtub liquid display
The visual delights of Siggraph's Emerging Technologies exhibit may someday reach gamers.
EA exec Frank Gibeau: Betting on next-gen consoles, mobile, and doing right by consumers (interview)
EA had a good E3, and Frank Gibeau is one reason why that happened. Here's our interview with EA's studio boss.