Nearly 25 years later, companies like Sony still emulate Nintendo’s landmark settlement with the FTC
Sony's agreement with the FTC is now going into effect.
Microsoft slashes one-year of Office 365 Home, Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Music Pass, and Skype Unlimited to $149
Microsoft's subscription deal just got even better.
Hands-on with Exploding Kittens, the most anticipated card game in years
In which the author got to be one of the first people to take part in a play-test of the game that earned more than $8 million on Kickstarter.
ESA’s Mike Gallagher heading to GamesBeat Summit
As the chief executive of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), Gallagher is responsible for managing the industry’s role, not just with industry stakeholders but also in relation to government, education, health, and the workplace -- with a long list of accomplishments in every area.
$30 Dogs, bribing Year Beasts, and the tricky balance of Free-to-Play
Years ago, $30 may have seemed like a ridiculous price to pay for a single in-game item. But with the arrival and success of...
OnLive says customers won’t get refunds after shutdown
The shutdown shows the peril of cloud game purchases.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: MOBA money madness, Raptr raises big bucks, and Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain
Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat.
The DeanBeat: Why games still need all of the technology that Moore’s Law can deliver
On the 50th anniversary of Moore's Law, it's a mistake to think that hardware is good enough.
Microsoft stops producing Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, will focus on Kinect for Xbox One and Windows apps
Microsoft stopped producing the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor today after phasing out the original sensor not long ago. The company emphasized, however, that this does not mean it will stop supporting developers who want to build Windows apps that use the device.
Move over, silicon. Gallium nitride chips are taking over
Alex Lidow's startup Efficient Power Conversion wants to disrupt silicon one GaN chip at a time.
