What do we mean by the long game? | Dice Summit Town Hall
In 22 years of attending the annual Dice Summit, I’ve witnessed extraordinary and memorable talks from the leaders of the game industry. And so...
UC Santa Cruz taps Journey co-creator Robin Hunicke to teach game development
One of the minds behind the award-winning Journey will continue to run her game startup Funomena.
The frustration and progress of women in video games, as viewed by The Sims 4’s Lyndsay Pearson (interview)
The executive producer of The Sims 4 tells what it's like to create a game in a studio with women.
Threeview: BioShock Infinite reviewed by a critic, an analyst, and an academic
These review scores are quite interesting -- and unexpected.
EBay gamifies the auction, with a little help from UC Santa Cruz students
Pretty soon you might be buying that extra doily for your bathroom vanity just to level up your eBay character or jump to the next reputation level. EBay is working to gamify the auction process -- and doing so with the help of University of California, Santa Cruz students.
Meet our all-star GamesBeat 2012 moderators
We’re pleased to announce the all-star moderators for our annual GamesBeat 2012 conference next week, July 10-11 in San Francisco. Here’s the list in order of...
The DeanBeat: Video games can be about love, not just violence
For decades, the dominant theme in video games has been violence. That’s not surprising, since violent competitions have been dominant in culture for thousands...
The DeanBeat: The top 12 trends from the GDC
Too often, I flit from one conference to another like a wayward butterfly, trying to catch up with all the news. But the Game...