The new Gauntlet dungeon crawler: shallow for today, terrific for 1985
How things change in 30 years: dress up an old arcade game, make it quick and fast and pretty and fun, and it still doesn't meet today's standards.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: GamesBeat 2014, Microsoft buys Mojang, and Destiny reviewed
Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat.
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2014 conference brought insights from two generations of EA CEOs
EA's current and former CEOs want to dominate the world, but they have learned humility.
How Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor stays true to Tolkien’s fantasy universe
Monolith had to get its story approved by Middle-earth Enterprises and tackled with the lesser-known nuances of Black Speech.
Award-winning author Neal Stephenson kills his $500,000 Kickstarter swordfighting game, Clang
After a year without updates, the famed science-fiction author has terminated his ambitious game project.
Super Smash Bros. 3DS demo now available for everyone
Everyone can get a taste of Smash Bros. before its full October debut.
EA used Polaroids and a physical sandbox to design levels in Medal of Honor: European Assault
Game-development consultant Evan Hirsch explains why EA's Medal of Honor sandbox was such a good idea.
Destiny attracts Twitch's largest audience of the year for a console release
More than 5 million different people have tuned in to watch the sci-fi shooter in action.
5 reasons to build garrisons in the World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor expansion (interview and guide)
Lead designer Cory Stockton says garrisons will make the largest change to crafting professions since Blizzard released World of Warcraft a decade ago. Find our complete building guide inside.
PlayStation Now launches its PS3 open beta
Sony is also adding Infamous, Ultra Street Fighter IV, and God of War: Ascension to the PS Now library.