How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments (interview)
IDG Ventures' Phil Sanderson has quietly become one of the most successful venture capitalists backing games.
Valve boss Gabe Newell on Bitcoin, Mario, and restaurants
The founder of the Half-Life developer and creator of the Steam digital-distribution service is notorious for not saying much, but he’s already answered a number of questions including whether Steam, which is responsible for nearly three out of every four PC games sold in the U.S., will accept Bitcoin.
How Turtle Rock Studios created the 4-on-1 monster-hunting game Evolve (interview)
Developer Phil Robb tells us how the upcoming monster-hunting title Evolve came to life.
Move over, Oculus. This startup’s augmented reality will blow your mind.
Former Valve team has developed a big following for its augmented reality project.
See what four experts have to say about the top gaming trends of 2014
At the recent 2014 International CES tech show, we quizzed representatives from Sony, Microsoft, Oculus VR, and Rovio about the challenges that stand in their way.
The DeanBeat: The gaming innovations at CES that go way beyond the consoles
Steam Machines and Oculus were the highlights of game technology at CES, but there was plenty more for gamers waiting in the aisles.
Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe on the latest virtual reality prototype (interview)
Brendan Iribe says everyone who tries the new demo puts on a happy "Oculus face."
Nvidia’s Tony Tamasi on designing the mobile monster chip Tegra K1 (interview)
Tegra K1 puts a console in the palm of your hand. And a "Shield 2" with Tegra K1 "might seem logical," Nvidia exec says.
The DeanBeat: Does Valve know what it's doing with Steam Machines?
The mysteries about Steam Machines run even deeper now.
CEO Gabe Newell explains why Valve created Steam Machines
Valve chief Gabe Newell built up a full head of steam over how Microsoft was running the Windows gaming ecosystem. So his company, the maker of the Steam digital game distribution service (with 65 million in its community), decided to make its own Linux-based Steam Machines.