The gamification brain trust: 6 experts on why game elements are critical in our work and social lives
Six gamification experts tell us what they think about how to properly motivate people through game-like activities.
Five predictions on where gamification is going next
Predictions from gamification experts on where it will go next.
YoYo Games lands Microsoft as a supporter of its cross-platform game engine GameMaker
Developers will be able to use YoYo Games' GameMaker: Studio to publish easily on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
Microsoft set to boost original video content on the Xbox, hires TV exec
As part of Microsoft's plan to transform the Xbox into an entertainment platform, the company has hired former CBS TV executive Nancy Tellem to head up its original content efforts.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Wii U, Tekken Tag 2, and iPhone 5
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. This week, Nintendo revealed the North American release date and price for the Wii U and Apple unveiled the iPhone 5.
The DeanBeat: A stellar week for gamers
We saw separate but wonderful visions of the game industry this week in a series of cool events.
Even with robots, dinosaurs, and tons of action, Joe Danger 2 repeats the same stunts (review)
Joe Danger 2: The Movie makes you the star of the most jam-packed action movie around, but you've seen this one before.
In Gateways’ puzzles lies the secret power of learning from other games
Gateways is a new puzzle-platformer that can teach us the benefits of learning from other games.
With Kinect-like gestures, SoftKinetic leads the way to Intel’s perceptual computing
SoftKinetic's close-range gesture control technology is at the heart of Intel's upcoming non-touch control for laptops. The companies call this development the beginning of perceptual computing.
Agawi to use Microsoft’s Windows Azure to bring cloud-gaming services to Windows 8
Look for Agawi to provide streamed games to Windows 8 devices in the not-so-distant future.