Final Fantasy VII remade using Unreal Engine, looks bad
A modern Final Fantasy VII remake is easily the most-requested video game of our generation. There’s even a long-running petition with over 65,000 signatures....
Infinity Blade II review: more is actually more
Infinity Blade II is debuting today, and the mobile game reminds us of the attractions of iterative game development. The risk is low, the...
The DeanBeat: Top games to play on the iPhone 4S
Mainstream consumers may be drawn to the iPhone 4S because of its Siri personal assistant. But gamers will want to pick up the iPhone...
Our picks for the best video games of the fall season
NOTE: Each week, I’m writing a column on videogames called The DeanBeat that’s available to newsletter subscribers a day before it appears on the...
Interview with Epic Games bosses on Infinity Blade 2 (video)
Epic Games today showed a demo of Infinity Blade 2, the latest game for the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2. The company was...
iPhone 4S gets a sequel of Epic Games’ Infinity Blade, but doesn’t do much else for gaming
Gears of War developer Epic Games today unveiled the second version of its hardcore mobile hack-and-slash game, Infinity Blade — designed specifically for Apple’s...
Gears of War 3 sells 3 million in first week, more exclusives likely coming
Epic Games’ Gears of War 3 — one of the holiday season’s first blockbuster titles — has sold more than 3 million copies in...
Unity Technologies hopes to woo developers with new 3D game tools
Unity Technologies showed off version 3.5 of its 3D game tools today in an effort to widen its reach and help 3D games spread...
The DeanBeat: The video game industry’s grudge matches
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to VentureBeat’s new newsletters. Each week, I’m writing a column on an aspect of gaming world that GamesBeat covers. My colleague...
Review: Gears of War 3 is like Band of Brothers with lady warriors and real closure
The season for epic games has begun. Gamers worldwide start shooting and save the world. Epic Games‘ Gears of War 3 launches today, and it brings closure to a sci-fi shooting game series that has kept millions of fans loyal to the Xbox 360 video game console.