The RetroBeat: Midway’s jammin’ rise and mortal fall
Arcades are a novelty these days, but they were a massive force in the industry in the 1990s. That was thanks in large part...
Video gaming history is ready for the spotlight
Gaming has long been the new kid on the block when it comes to media. Video games have been around for much less time...
Making NBA Jam — winning over the NBA, scouring magazines, and a secret tank game
NBA Jam is one of the most memorable sports games ever made. Midway created a ’90s icon when NBA Jam hit arcades in 1993,...
Why Microsoft knows it needs to beef up its Xbox leadership
Microsoft announced today that Phil Spencer has appointed a new boss of games to handle the role that the executive had previously handled as...
You can make a snack before these fighting game supermoves finish
Supermoves not only look cinematic these days -- they almost last as long as a movie.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire
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.
Kixeye steals a general manager from Zynga, rescuing him from the ‘dark side’
Kixeye recruits a general manager away from Zynga so he can make "real" games.
Sony’s Adam Boyes chases developers on new platforms
Adam Boyes is helping Sony embrace the new social, mobile, and online side of the game industry.