The Last of Us could be one of the best new original games
The Last of Us was the first new game to be revealed at the Spike TV Video Game Awards last night, and with good...
Get the e-book of “Xbox: The Making of a Bad-Ass Machine”
To mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Xbox, VentureBeat’s lead games writer Dean Takahashi wrote an epic two-part story on the history of the...
Breaking Skyrim: The best tricks, secrets, and exploits
Free houses, infinite XP, unlimited magic … the list goes on. The Elder Scrolls titles are notorious for being overrun with bugs and glitches....
Peter Molyneux parody account ‘Molydeux’ suspended by Twitter
The Twitter account parodying Peter Molyneux, the legendary English game designer and Microsoft Europe creative director, has recently been suspended. The account — which...
Inside Will Wright’s next big game: HiveMind (exclusive)
Will Wright has created some of the biggest video games of all time, from SimCity to The Sims — games that have sold well...
The making of the Xbox: Microsoft’s journey to the next generation (part 2)
Update: Don’t like page breaks? This two-part series is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle. Editor’s note: This story is the...
The making of the Xbox: How Microsoft unleashed a video game revolution (part 1)
Update: This two-part series is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle for your reading comfort. Editor’s note: This story is the...
Evony gets a real lady in a toga for its online game ads. Is this progress?
Evony, the maker of an online-only fantasy strategy game, spammed the entire internet with ads that featured a large-breasted animated game character named Lady...
Review: Skyrim is far greater than the sum of its parts
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the latest blockbuster hopeful from developer/publisher Bethesda Softworks. Following in the footsteps of the studio’s previous award-winning open-world...
Review: Uncharted 3 is one of the best — and most annoying — games of the year
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is one of the best video games of the year. In fact, it is one of the best I’ve ever...