Sony to launch Nasne, a networked recorder and media storage device
Sony’s game division plans to launch a new networked video recorder and media storage device by the bizarre name “Nasne.” The new home gadget...
Finally shipping: The $35 Raspberry Pi computer that can play Quake 3 Arena
The first Raspberry Pi computer, which costs just $35, is finally shipping after a long wait. Engineer Eben Upton and programmer David Braben began...
Unemployed game designer creates mind-blowing solar system explorer app
Oftentimes when people become unemployed, they fall prey to feelings of helplessness. Not Christopher Albeluhn, an unemployed game designer who recently created an incredibly cool app that allows you to explore the solar system and constellations in 3D.
Valve researcher focuses on wearable computing
Michael Abrash, a top video game technical expert, has begun a research project to create “wearable computing” for video game publisher Valve. Valve’s Abrash...
10-year-old makes Quacky’s Quest audio game for his blind grandma
Fifth-grader Dylan Viale has a blind grandmother. So the 10-year-old made her a game that uses audio cues according to a story in Kotaku....
Judge spanks Apple over kid-baiting apps
Last year, Apple tried to have a court case thrown out from a group of angry parents whose children were racking up large iTunes...
The DeanBeat: Losing my way to the top in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
It took me 154 days, but I finally reached Prestige, the highest level in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer. I’m very proud...
Why Max Payne 3 could be this year’s next big blockbuster video game
Beware the ides of May. Max Payne 3 debuts on May 15, a significant time for gamers that Rockstar Games has pretty much owned...
PAX East 2012: BioWare faces its (not-so) angry fans
BioWare has a lot of explaining to do, and it knows it. The developer’s Mass Effect 3 team sat with fans during PAX East...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...