The DeanBeat: The dawn of a new generation
The pandemic has interrupted our lives. I sincerely hope that you are all well. During this time, it seems like a small thing that...
Niantic sets up $10 million third-party developer fund and names first dev contest winner
Niantic has scored hundreds of millions of players and billions of dollars in revenue from games like Pokémon Go. And now it is using...
Ouya changes policy: Games no longer need free demos
In April, developers can choose to not provide a free-to-try option of their games. Ouya is making this change in response to feedback from game makers.
Journey’s art director starts his own studio
Visual mastermind Matt Nava started Giant Squid, where he'll work with Journey's composer and Flow's designer.
Ouya confirms March 28 console shipping and hires ex-Journey developer Kellee Santiago
The company shows that Ouya is still gathering momentum as the little console among the living room giants.
Indie studio Thatgamecompany raises $5.5M to create magical games for wider audiences
The journey of indie game developer Thatgamecompany is about to get a lot more interesting. The maker of Journey, a big hit and highly...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...
Journey team loses one of its co-founders
Kellee Santiago, co-founder of Journey developer Thatgamecompany, has decided to leave the Santa Monica, Calif.-based game studio that she started with Jenova Chen, according...
A roundup of stories from the Game Developers Conference
Our GamesBeat team is exhausted after five days of covering the biggest show for game developers in San Francisco. Here’s a day-by-day roundup of...
How Thatgamecompany designed its new game, Journey
Kellee Santiago is co-founder and president of Thatgamecompany, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based game studio she started with Jenova Chen. After three years of work,...