Game developers, start your Unity 3D engines (interview)
Unity Technologies is expanding across the globe and into all gaming platforms. Watch out, Epic.
The DeanBeat: Halo 4 is the romance of Master Chief and Cortana, disguised as a combat game
Halo has gone from a combat-focused game to an epic love story.
Halo 4, Xbox, and American Express partnership: Kill Covenant nasties to earn cold, hard cash
If you're a gamer and you're planning to play Halo, you just might be in line for $25 free from American Express. Or a Best Buy offer for $50 ... or a free trip to E3 in 2013.
Wii U’s browser is better equipped for HTML5 than Internet Explorer 10 on PC
A benchmarking website has the scoop on the Wii U browser's abilities, and it slightly outpaces Microsoft's IE10 on PCs.
343 Industries’ Josh Holmes on Halo 4’s love story, weaponry, and new enemies (interview)
343 Industries has inherited the Halo from Bungie, the series creator. Find out what is different about Halo 4.
Better graphics and physics gave designers more freedom for Halo 4 (interview)
Our interview with David Berger, the technical director for Halo 4, reveals how graphics, physics and game play have been totally revamped in the new game.
Gaming’s ‘Nite to Unite’ raises over $800,000 for children’s charities and scholarships
Every year, the black-tie gala "Nite to Unite -- for Kids" raises money to support the Entertainment Software Association Foundation.
Developers wary about investing in Windows Phone 8 games
Windows 8 might be popular among game developers, but the phone version of Microsoft's software will face a tough road catching up with Google and Apple.
Developers are mostly thrilled with the chance to make money with Windows 8 games
Windows 8 gaming looks like it will be a success, but the jury is still out on Windows Phone 8 games.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Zynga layoffs, iPad mini announcement, and Resident Evil 6 gets patched
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.