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.
China’s Tencent marches to the West in search of kick-ass games (interviews)
GamesBeat's Dean Takahashi interviews Tencent's David Wallerstein about its approach to games in China and its investments in Western game developers.
Ouya’s video game console Kickstarter tops $5M raised so far (exclusive interview)
The people have spoken. And they want their Ouya. The new video game console company has raised more than $5 million in a crowd-funded Kickstarter project in just seven days.
Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky: Game publishers will evolve or die (interview)
What does one of the world's most successful and active game investors think of the future of the medium?
Weaker Q2 tech earnings could make investors jittery
Earnings season starts this week for tech companies, and no one is expecting outstanding second-quarter results. If the reports turn out to be weaker...
Kinect-based medical startup Jintronix wins International Startup Festival’s top prize
Founder of new startup gives physical therapy a technological boost after watching his father struggle with recovering from a stroke.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Angry Birds, the Ouya console, and Penny Arcade’s ad-free gambit
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.
Official trailer for the live-action film series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Microsoft has released a full trailer for its promotional film Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. The company will stretch the movie across five Master Chief-filled episodes beginning on October 5.
Xbox dominates console numbers, but video game store sales take a 29 percent dive in June
Sales of software and hardware continue to take a beating, down 29 percent, as the industry adjusts to how people consume and play games.
Minecraft on Xbox 360 update: new character skins, new tools, and safer TNT
Minecraft on Xbox 360 likely won't ever be as full-featured as the PC original, but the new 1.7.3 update scheduled for July 13 will add new items, better textures, and character selection.