Leaked pictures of the next Xbox’s developmental kit, codenamed Durango
Thanks to leaked pictures of a dev kit, we have some real evidence that developers are working on games for the next Microsoft console.
Deadlight sets a poetic survival-horror tone but stumbles with melodramatic writing (review)
Take on hordes of shambling, inexorable zombies in a moody, 1986 Seattle, but don't count on great voice acting or stellar dialogue.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Gamescape 2012, a history of Batman in video games, and Donkey Kong’s failing liver
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Microsoft wants to make Wii Music HD
Microsoft could make a Wii Music-like experience for the Xbox, thanks to Kinect.
Microsoft shuts down Flight game, bailing out of flight sims for second time in 3 years
Microsoft has shut down Microsoft Flight and another children's title, Project Columbia, laying off some developers. But the Vancouver, Canada-based studio itself is still operating.
Valve’s Gabe Newell discusses the frontiers of gaming, from wearable technology to “tongue controllers”
Chief executive Gabe Newell talks about gaming innovations and life at Valve.
Weboolu uses smartphones to create virtual game consoles on any display
The virtual entertainment console combines a Smart TV display screen with the touchscreen interface of a smartphone to deliver new kinds of games.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Tom Hanks, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, game startups in Estonia, and more
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Minecraft for Xbox 360 sells 3 million
Minecraft creator Marcus Persson (also known as Notch) Tweeted this morning, "I got told Minecraft for XBLA passed three million sales today!"
Microsoft: Xbox 360 top-selling console for 18th consecutive month
Microsoft reportedly sold 257,000 units last month for a total of $272 million, more than was spent on the other current generation consoles combined.