Ouya surpasses its funding goal on Kickstarter by $7.6M
Ouya has raised nearly $8.6M in support of its free-to-play, Android-based console.
Game developers hate Windows 8, Microsoft responds
Microsoft is hard at work trying to sell the idea of Windows 8 as a great gaming platform, but some developers are still not convinced.
Yo, dawg, I heard you needed a new Minecraft patch to fix the last Minecraft patch
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has received a new patch to fix the old patch.
Notch answers Q&A thread on Reddit, talks Minecraft, game development, and the gender of his beard
The creator and original lead developer of Minecraft, Markus "Notch" Persson, takes to Reddit to answer a host of questions from the social news site's users.
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.
Patent infringement suit against Mojang sparks debate over “evil” intellectual property rights
Software protection company Uniloc accuses Minecraft developer Mojang on infringing an anti-piracy application patent.
18 of the most ambitious Minecraft projects we’ve ever seen
We've collected 18 astonishing Minecraft builds that include Rohan from The Lord of the Rings and a giant, explosive tower that would require 52GB of RAM to detonate.
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.
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.
Minecraft (Xbox 360 Edition): Tips, tricks, and achievement guide
Welcome to GamesBeat’s Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition guide. Below you’ll find information on how to unlock all of the game’s achievements, as well as...