Twitch to offer free music library to broadcasters Posted byby GamesBeat January 15, 2015 2 min Video game streaming service Twitch is offering its fan base a library of 500 free-to-use songs. Continue Reading 2 min
Seven awesome games that large student teams are making at USC’s advanced games program Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 11, 2014 14 min These student-built games look like some of the finest work being created in games today. Continue Reading 14 min
How USC built one of the top video game schools in the country Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 11, 2014 4 min USC's grad games program has been named No. 1 four years in a row. And it's a small part of the overall game focus at USC. Continue Reading 4 min
Chief executive Gabe Newell says ‘Star Wars’ director J.J. Abrams is like ‘someone who works at Valve’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 4, 2014 2 min Newell thinks Abrams is unlike other Hollywood people. Continue Reading 2 min
Twitch beat Pokémon (watch it here) Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 1, 2014 3 min A collective of thousands of gamers are nearing the end of the classic Game Boy role-playing title. Continue Reading 3 min
23-year-old designer creates a way to play the Nintendo 64 over HDMI (interview) Posted byby GamesBeat March 1, 2014 3 min Some of the best games ever made might look better soon thanks to this upcoming HDMI converter for the Nintendo 64. Continue Reading 3 min
Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past getting mobile game — but it’s not related to the movie Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 28, 2014 2 min Marvel is working with the developer of He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe on a mobile adaptation of one its most-popular story lines. Continue Reading 2 min
Murdered: Soul Suspect creative director shows how to design a new type of mystery game (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 28, 2014 11 min Airtight's Matt Brunner explains how the ghostly tale came to be -- and some of the cross-cultural perceptions it had to overcome. Continue Reading 11 min
Angry Birds creator wants to publish ‘edutainment’ games for kids Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 28, 2014 1 min Rovio is seeking out developers making entertaining and educational apps. Continue Reading 1 min
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Twitch plays Pokémon, why Steam matters, and Thief stumbles Posted byby Mike Minotti February 28, 2014 3 min I played a lot of the original Pokémon when I was little, but I never thought that a group of thousands would try to beat... Continue Reading 3 min