Apple launches Metal for the Mac, claims games run 10 times faster
Apple promises Mac games will start looking better with its Metal API.
Epic sends out alpha tests for Fornite — here’s how you can play this PC shooter tomorrow
Epic Games creative output has slowed down in recent months as it has put a lot of work into its Unreal game-creation engine, but the studio is ready to get back to its roots.
Sign up to test Gears of War developer's upcoming defense-building shooter Fortnite
The Gears of War developer is still in the game-making business.
Epic says selling Gears of War to Microsoft doesn’t mean it’s done making games
The developer noted that it still plans to release its co-op shooter Fortnite.
Bulletstorm studio People Can Fly is now Epic Games Poland; helping develop sandbox shooter Fortnite
The Warsaw-based studio is helping out Epic proper with the development of its sandbox shooter Fortnite.
The good, the bad, the Minecraft: All the inspiration and clones you’ll ever need
Minecraft isn't the only one of its kind. We looked at the games across the Xbox Live Indie Marketplace, iOS App Store, and PC that either influenced Minecraft's development or borrowed from it.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Angry Birds, the Ouya console, and Penny Arcade’s ad-free gambit
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Epic: Fortnite is the first Unreal Engine 4 game (and a PC exclusive)
Epic's upcoming zombie tower defense title utilizes the slick Unreal Engine 4 and is a PC exclusive.
VGA premiere: Epic Games shows off Fortnite
Epic Games unveiled a new game called Fornite this evening at the Spike TV Video Game Awards. Cliff “CliffyB” Blezsinski came on stage to...