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.
The Oculus Rift might bring a virtual-reality renaissance to gaming
One upcoming technology aiming to change how we both play and see games is the Rift from Oculus. The Rift fully supports and integrates 3D in what the company claims is the most realistic 3D gaming experience to date.
Three interesting revelations about Valve in New York Times profile
The New York Times profile of Valve offers three cool revelations: Valve's goggles project, the beta test for Steam Big Picture, and its conflict with Microsoft over the Windows app store.
Girl swipes car to find boy she met on Call of Duty: Black Ops
Who says Call of Duty: Black Ops isn't about love?
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Richard Garriott, PAX Prime 2012, and insane Japanese commercials
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.
Where did my head go? Hands-on with Ubisoft’s free-to-play fighting game Spartacus Legends
We go hands-on with Spartacus Legends, based on the Starz TV show.
Betting on Ballmer, Arkadium readies four games for Windows 8
Arkadium readies four games for Windows 8.
Microsoft preps for Kinect-controlled Windows apps, including new UI guidelines
Kinect's awesome gestural control powers are coming to Windows apps, and to prepare developers, Microsoft is releasing some interesting new design samples.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: More Zynga executives leave, CEO Perlman leaves OnLive, and Bethesda announces new Skyrim DLC
This week, Zynga loses more executives, Microsoft announces that its surface tablets will run Unreal Engine 3, and Double Fine reveals its first iOS...
Microsoft unveils first wave of Xbox Live games on Windows 8
Microsoft unveiled the first wave of Xbox Live games that will be coming to Windows 8 today.