Xbox One getting Titanfall bundle on March 11 — includes game and console for $500 Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 2 min The prospect of buying an Xbox One and Titanfall just got a bit less expensive. Continue Reading 2 min
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to direct a movie about how Sega took on Nintendo Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 2 min The Sega Genesis versus the Super Nintendo was one of the earliest battles in the “console wars,” and now some filmmakers that specialize in... Continue Reading 2 min
Why Steam matters: Valve’s ambitious plan for the future of the PC Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 13 min A technology company in Washington state has 75 million users. It earns more profits-per-employee than Apple or Google, and its fans adore it. That... Continue Reading 13 min
DayZ creator plans to leave developer Bohemia Interactive Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 2 min Dean Hall will leave Bohemia later this year to start a new studio in his home country of New Zealand. Continue Reading 2 min
The Last of Us fan makes awesome Wolf of Wall Street-style trailer Posted byby GamesBeat February 22, 2014 1 min This trailer is so good, Naughty Dog should pay attention. Continue Reading 1 min
BioShock franchise isn’t dead even after Irrational closure and underwhelming Infinite sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 21, 2014 2 min Irrational spent five years making BioShock Infinite. The disc version of Minecraft for Xbox 360 outsold it. Now, Irrational is no more. Continue Reading 2 min
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Irrational winds down, Harmonix makes a shooter, and where the Kickstarters are now Posted byby Mike Minotti February 21, 2014 3 min Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat. Continue Reading 3 min
Report finds free-to-play microtransactions make up 79% of U.S. app store revenues Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 21, 2014 2 min While paid apps are still performing well, the free-to-play model is growing at a huge rate around the world. Continue Reading 2 min
Will Eve: Valkyrie be the exclusive that Oculus Rift needs to take flight? (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 21, 2014 10 min Eve: Valkyrie started as a side project. Now it's going to be the poster child for virtual reality games. Continue Reading 10 min
The DeanBeat: What Facebook’s $16B acquisition of WhatsApp says about the rise of Asian games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 21, 2014 3 min Will games prove to be the decisive source of monetization on mobile messaging networks? Continue Reading 3 min