Chief executive Gabe Newell says ‘Star Wars’ director J.J. Abrams is like ‘someone who works at Valve’
Newell thinks Abrams is unlike other Hollywood people.
A people’s history of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Wii console generation
You can basically tell the entire story of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 console generation with Internet memes ... so that's what we did.
I kinda hate the Ouya (UPDATED)
The Ouya was an amazing idea, but the execution might do a disservice to the same independent games it wants to champion.
Portal developer Kim Swift’s next game is exclusive to Ouya
Kim Swift has gone from Portal to Quantum Conundrum and now to something new on Ouya.
DICE Summit to open with J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell
Two of the biggest starts in entertainment will talk about creativity in the digital age at the upcoming DICE gaming summit.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: GLaDOS in Pacific Rim, more Black Ops II zombies, and Portal on a calculator
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.
How a game design student in California brought Portal to a graphing calculator
This guy made Portal playable on a $90 graphing calculator.
The GamesBeat ‘Naughty and Nice’ Alternative Holiday Gift Guide for your geek
Whether you've got a gamer to please or a dork to sabotage, we have the perfect gift ideas to suit your holiday shopping needs.
Nexon to publish Dota 2 in Japan and Korea
'Freemium' publishing guru Nexon (MapleStory) will partner with Valve Corporation (Portal, Half-Life) to publish the Defense of the Ancients sequel in both Korea and Japan.
Steam’s Linux beta will include Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Serious Sam 3
A Steam for Linux beta will support two Valve games and one from an outside developer.