The DeanBeat: Nvidia is taking big risks moving into game hardware. Is it crazy or genius?
The pros of Nvidia's Project Shield outweigh the cons, but the trade-offs are plentiful.
December NPD: The Xbox 360 dominates another dull month at retail
A slumping year at retail for video games ends with $3.21B spent at brick-and-mortar stores.
Xbox display technology turns your room into a ‘holodeck’ of sorts (video)
With the high volume of new products and flashy prototypes vying for attention at the 2013 CES, very few have shown the kind of innovation needed to bring humanity one step closer to creating the ultimate consumer electronic device: a holodeck.
Microsoft confirms purchase of R2 Studios to push Xbox beyond gaming
Microsoft today confirmed its acquisition of home-automation startup R2 Studios, the small company founded by Slingbox creator Blake Krikorian.
Nvidia CEO’s 7-year journey to make the Project Shield portable gaming device (exclusive interview)
Jen-Hsun Huang explains the thinking by Nvidia's bold new bet on Android mobile gaming and cloud games.
Big Fish’s casual cloud-gaming service headed to Windows 8, brings Xbox Live Achievements
Big Fish Unlimited expands to Windows 8 with a native app.
Xbox Live cloud saves down (again)
For the second time in as many weeks, users are having difficulties accessing data stored in the cloud.
Used Wii U consoles reportedly allow for downloads of previous owner’s games
Scoring a Wii U lower than retail price with a few extra games sounds like a Black Friday sale. That’s not the case if reports are true.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ is bankrupt, Zynga shuts down 11 games
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.
The DeanBeat: The game industry’s calendar will be different in 2013
It's going to be a year full of interesting gaming news, from new console launches to new mobile device debuts.