The Xbox One controller: What’s new with the buttons and triggers (part 3, exclusive)
Microsoft spent millions of dollars to get the face buttons to look the way they do. Why? Also, check out the much-improved triggers.
The Xbox One controller: What’s new with the analog sticks and D-pad (part 2, exclusive)
Today, we look at a completely redesigned D-pad and much grippier analog sticks.
Lost in a Blizzard: An outsider’s view of BlizzCon 2013
For this GamesBeat writer, BlizzCon was a strange, foreign land filled with beautiful -- and confusing -- sights.
The Xbox One controller: Projectors, smells (!), and other stuff that didn’t make it in (part 1, exclusive)
Here is an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the $100M-plus creation of the Xbox One joypad. Today, we look at early prototypes and some crazy functions that didn't make it in.
Sony’s Jon Koller on making the PS4 launch a ‘cultural touchstone’ (interview)
Sony's next-generation marketing efforts are aimed at stoking demand for a bigger opportunity than the PS3 debut.
PS4 vs. the world: How Sony’s new console fits into the modern gaming market (interview)
The game industry isn't the same as it was when Sony launched the PlayStation 3. How does the PS4 fit into this new world order?
Square Enix wants to revolutionize cloud gaming with Project Flare (interview)
Project Flare is a new way to create cloud-based games, replacing consoles with virtual supercomputers. Square Enix believes it can provide completely new experiences for players.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Call of Duty: Ghosts, Xbox One, Angry Birds in Puzzles & Dragons
This week, the GamesBeat staff takes an in-depth look at the Xbox One’s launch lineup Activision blames Pokémon and Disney for lagging Skylanders Swap...
Grand Theft Auto V’s stars are good antiheroes whether we like them or not
We asked our readers and a couple of developers about whether or not we should care about characters like Michael, Trevor, and Franklin.
Crytek stayed true to the vision of hair-trigger combat in Ryse: Son of Rome (interview)
In the home stretch, Crytek's Ryse title is looking better and better.